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Romeo Must Die
2000
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Romeo Must Die
Positive Reviews
15
Negative reviews
10
Average Rating
2.7
/5
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3.2
Ive got no beef with Americas appropriation of Hong Kong style action flicks as a genre.For every Face/Off its worth putting up with a dozen Replaceme ..
EW
3.2
Theres minimum daring, minimum mayhem, minimum verve, despite a pumped up hip hop soundtrack.Ive got no beef with Americas appropriation of Hong Kong ..
EW
1.9
This real estate project exists primarily as a clothesline on which to hang elaborate martial arts sequences, including one Jackie Chan style football ..
Rogerebert
2.0
Lis subdued charisma carries the day in the end, but the film itself is a one off, hardly the keepsake actioner that the actors previous, more assured ..
2.5
It makes interracial warfare a glossy, glammed up affair, but wont let its black and Chinese lovers love.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
The family resemblance shows.When Li rises in a long leap and plants kicks on four opponents in a row, it is a Matrix moment.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Great Kung Fu set pieces that are edited so fast that they are impossible to watch.
1.5
Im disappointed for Jet Li that this film didnt give him the real opportunity to star in a good story with many great action scenes.Hopefully, the nex ..
JoBlo
2.5
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
3.0
Two families divided by a bitter feud, young lovers caught in a web of hatred.. yes, that really is Romeo as in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, the Cap ..
Tv Guide
2.5
But it doesnt stop there.The screenplay is horrible and should have been round filed.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.2
Its such a clever and entertaining little flick that it will amuse the oldsters like me, too.
3.5
The martial arts action is enhanced with the latest digital effects.It has more polish, but it is the same kind of product.
Lariat
2.0
A man and woman from each faction become friends, so thats how Romeo works its way into the title, but romance is absent from this one, because it wou ..
News Review
2.5
That said, the film works best when it borrows elements from those Jackie Chan films where the impressive action and stunts are laced with loads of se ..
Screen It
2.0
Theres no reason the mix of comedy and suspense cant work, and for a while the film is quite enjoyable in a mindless entertainment sort of way.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The View London Review Jet Li plays Han Sing who breaks out of prison and hikes over to SanFrancisco after he discovers his trouble attracting brother ..
View London
2.0
But you do have to spin it some way it hasnt been spun before if you want viewers to find it fresh and compelling, and thats where Romeo Must Die trip ..
Film Journal International ..
3.5
But you certainly could do worse than this very loose and limber action thriller.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
There are simply too many cute production affectations and too little heartor soul.
3.0
Abundantly cliched for its entire two hours (rival gangs fight all day and everyday; a lone maverick fends off baddies by the score and wins), Romeo M ..
Bbc
3.8
Soderberghs sure direction keeps the action moving briskly enough, the actors believable enough, and the audiences emotions and interest engaged enoug ..
Mr Brown Movies
3.1
Lis undeniable charisma and incredible physical ability carry Romeo pretty far, so if his style of rockem sockem martial arts action is all youre look ..
Spliced Wire
0.0
Silver is front and centre with such ridiculous statements as how the wire fu is all Jet meaning what, exactly.What it means is that Silver understand ..
Film Freak Central
3.8
Still these imperfections are no match for the strong acting, fun dialogue, graceful agility of Jet Li, and cool direction of first time director Andr ..
Ross Anthony
2.5
Romeo Must Die Review By Joe Lozito View all articles by Joe Lozito What could have been an interesting Shakepeare inspired revenge yarn gets thorough ..
Big Picture Big Sound
3.1
Way too much time is spent exposing the boring, conventional plot, with all its predictable twists and double crossings.
Montreal Film Journal
4.0
What impresses me about this film is its consistency in terms of characterization.
Film Quips Online
2.2
Romeo Must Die isnt a truly bad film, but the impressive kung fu and talented cast arent enough to make up for the long stretches of dull.
Flip Side Archive
2.0
The primary rule of good Hong Kong cinema is: your plots and relationships should never be more preposterous than your fight sequences.
Need Coffee
3.1
For martial arts enthusiasts, Jet Lis artistry will barely compensate for the gaping flaws of Romeo Must Die. For others, it would be a wasted trip to ..
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