Cradle 2 the Grave

Cradle 2 the Grave

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Cradle 2 the Grave

Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Anthony Anderson

The intriguing cross-pollination of rap and kung-fu continues with Cradle 2 the Grave, co-starring high-profile rapper DMX and Hong Kong superstar Jet Li. Master thief Fait (DMX) hits a diamond exhang...( read more  read more... )e but comes away with a bag of black gems of mysterious origin. When a crime kingpin steals the gems from Fait, an international arms dealer kidnaps Fait's beloved daughter--and Fait can only get her back with the help of Su (Li), a Taiwanese intelligence agent tracking the gems himself. A summary of the plot doesn't do Cradle 2 the Grave justice; while the basic story elements suggest a dozen generic action flicks, the cast (including Anthony Anderson, Gabrielle Union, and Kelly Hu) has genuine charisma and the movie layers action on top of action to strong effect. All in all, a much more engaging thrill ride than you'd expect. --Bret Fetzer

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  • November 22, 2008
    This movie is like Rush Hour without the comedy. Good action movie. Jet is a cop from Taiwan who has come to the US to retrieve black diamonds that were stolen from Taiwan. DMX is a thief who robs the diamonds from the baddy, who then kidnaps his daughter. Jet and DMX have to wor...( read more)k together to get back what they both want.
  • March 27, 2008
    seen it a few times over the years. most recently being just now. as it already says here most of the actors/actresses have houses of on screen charisma. now i hate rap generally... and this is coming from me... i'm going to say it... i think the soundtrack to this film was good!...( read more)! jet li does his on screen shenanigans... dancing around on the edges of high rise buildings. balcony theatre! meanwhile his dawg... dmx has some ass kicking action sequences too. mark dacasos plays a bit of a cheesy baddie but little does it matter when he's got kelly hu as his sidekick... and that's not mentioning gabrielle union doing a striptease and shaking her booty! i liked the fast paced high intensity action with the easy to follow story. this is what martial arts movies should be like!
  • August 5, 2007
    Lame story, but who cares, we get to see Jet Li fight and that's the only reason you would watch this.
  • June 11, 2007
    By the book action martial arts movie. Jet li style.
  • May 5, 2007
    Apart from the pathetic kung-fu fighting this film was good. Yes I know it was martial arts throughout but I mean the storyline was a fun one and I guess there must be people out there who like the kung fu otherwise they wouldn't make those sorts of films.
    Not one I'd want to w...( read more)atch again but kept me entertained for a while.
  • December 29, 2009
    A well stories film but expected scenes are there in all jet li movies with his fights and with his action sequences... Whatever u got with jet li movies u can firmly see an ending as they make villains dead or arrest at the end... This film have little twist but had repeatedly s...( read more)een this kinda stories a lot in hollywood films before... Rather there r some most interesting stunt performances... But this film lacked little interest of seeing stunts even... A good breakdown film...
  • December 17, 2009
    This was an amazing movie. The ring of fire was quite cool.
  • December 16, 2009
    cool and action packed movie
  • December 3, 2009
    the acting sucked the fighting how ever didnt watch if you like the fighting
  • October 15, 2009
    all that sad touchy stuff wasn't necessary.

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