ROMEO MUST DIE
A Filmfreak 6.5/10
Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Screenplay by Mitchell Kapner (story), Eric Bernt (I)
Cast includes : Jet Li, Aaliyah, Delroy Lindo
Basic plot outline: Two households, both alike in dignity. In Fair Verona... erm, San Francisco... where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their... um... beat the shit out of a whole lot of people.
Review: 'Romeo and Juliet' meets 'Enter The Dragon' :P. Sounds really cool, starts off really cool, but ends up being pretty disappointing all in all. Not nearly enough people get the shit kicked out of them. Jet Li is amazing, but not even half as glorious as he was in Lethal Weapon 4. It was a nice surprise to discover that Aaaaaaaaliyah is not only cute and can sing, but can act too. This was Bartkowiak's debut in directing. It shows. Great concept, shoddy execution.
