In the film, a chinese former police officer travels to the united states in order to avenge his brothers death. And as impressive as the action sequences are, some critics feel they are overedited. The romeo and juliet template may help in laying out the plot, but the updating with chineseafrican americans is cool and rings clear in todays urban centers although koreanafrican american would have been even more interesting but not korean jet li at this time. With jet li, aaliyah, isaiah washington, russell wong. Lis action choreography and violence, strong language and gunplay. Though theres some spark between jet and aaliyah, there isnt any threat of a fire. As an actor, writer, director, and producer li is one. International actionstar jet li lethal weapon 4 stars in this hioctane thriller from the producer of blockbusters the matrix and the lethal weapon franchise. While hunting down his brothers murderer, he falls in love with the daughter of a rival crime boss who is his prime suspect.
In this modern day romeo and juliet, kung fu action star jet li plays romeo to hiphop singer, aaliyah haughtons juliet. Jet li, who portrays the chinese son, and aaliyah, portraying the africanamerican daughter are the two unsuspecting young romeo and juliet who dont want any part of the family business. Jet lis action movies a list of 41 titles created 1 month ago action. Two warring gang families one africanamerican, the other chinese maneuver for bragging rights to the oakland, california, docks. Mar 22, 2000 two warring gang families one africanamerican, the other chinese maneuver for bragging rights to the oakland, california, docks. Loosely based on shakespeares romeo and juliet, this crime plot features jet li as an emprisoned son of a chinese crime family who escapes his hong kong pris. An avenging cop seeks out his brothers killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a moneydeal with his father. Chen zhen, a chinese engineering student in kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his japanse fellow students for his local love mitsuko yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to. Jun 28, 2015 chen zhen, a chinese engineering student in kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his japanse fellow students for his local love mitsuko yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to. I see you baby full frontal mix written by andrew cato as andy cato, tom findlay as thomas findlay and tod wooten. As long as the chinese martial arts star is in action. Their only concern is to find the murders of their brothers. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device.
When it comes to martial arts films one name that almost immediately comes to mind for fans of the genre, is jet li. A modern take on the classic romeo and juliet costarring hip hop star aaliyah haughton one. In the film, a chinese former police officer travels to the united states in order to avenge his brother. They say blood is thicker than water, but when greed takes over, money becomes thicker than blood and water combined. Hang sing and trish oday uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead or worse. The credits during the opening of the movie are first given in chinese characters and. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Unfortunately, when hes not on screen, the movie slows to a crawl. International actionstar jet li stars in this hioctane thriller from the producer of. Despite the fact that this is an action film, i was pretty bored with it because the film was poorly done. This film is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Jet li had been kickin arse and takin names long before he played the scary big bad in lethal weapon 4, but its exactly that gig that got him his first lead in a hollywood action picture. Two families, bound by tradition, are locked in a brutal war. I see you baby full frontal mix written by andrew cato as andy cato. The film was released in the united states on march 22, 2000.