Cradle 2 the Grave | | Cast : | Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos | | Director : | Andrzej Bartkowiak | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | February 28, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | February 08, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | Not at all What I expected | Content
 | Cradle to Grave was, for me , a let down. I expected to see more Jet Li action . He seemed held back, as if he could not fully express his abilities. It appears as though he did not want to "show up" the other actors.
As much of a Jet Li fan as I am, I regret to say that this move disapointed me.
BMX and Jet Li did not fit together well. I think that Jet Li's part could almost have been anybody else.
The story also disapointed me. It did not seem right that a cop,(from Tiwan) and a thief got together to save the world. It didn't make sense.
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| Rating | | | Date | May 31, 2005 | | Summary | yea ok great film, Jet Li still super fast! | Content
| But I just want to say, that Tatchi's move to pummel Quaymane was stolen in that arena scene! Heck I wasnt paid 2 bits for it! Go ahead say this comment wasnt helpful, cuz it sure wasnt helpful to me neither! STILL 5 STARS KEEP WATCHIN THIS FAST WUSHU GUY! Jet Li's next film should have more styles!!!! Capoeira bodygaurd against Jet Li, Arnis Chef against Jet Li! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 03, 2005 | | Summary | Jet Li is not enough to get this off the ground | Content
| Ok the fighting was great here and Jet Li turns in a top notch performance but other than that, there's flaws every where else. DMX over acts, Tom Arnold was flat out annoying, Anthony Anderson wasn't that funny as he usual is, Gabrielle Union looked awkward in her role, the plot was over done, and the bad guys weren't that believable. Oh and the constant talking throughout the closing credits was so stupid. The only other character that was any good was Drag-On's character. His acting coupled with Jet Li's performance and the fighting were the only reasons that this movie is 2 stars and not 1 star. Don't waste your time and money on this bust of a flick! |
| Rating | | | Date | February 02, 2005 | | Summary | Jet Li...lack of action in this one. | Content
| I am a huge fan of Jet Li. My favorite movie is "Kiss of the Dragon," but huge fan or not, I can't be bias.
This movie had so much potential, but something must have went wrong concerning deadlines, script direction (ego's), or a focus on making a quick buck by using stars with a loyal fanbase.
DMX is givin a ridiculous role. He plays a hard-core thief, but yet a caring and "moral" father. Okay. He obviously had to steal quite a bit to be able to hire his posse, purchase hi-tech expensive equipment, have a beautiful home, car, and even a maid.
Jet Li plays a Hong Kong officer traveling to the U.S. to track down some rare diamonds. He is calm and collective throughout the movie, which I guess suits his character. The problem I had with Li, was the lack of action. He does maybe a good 5-10 minutes of sweet fighting. There is one scene where he battles multiple fighters in an underground cage match. The music is pumping and it begins to become tense when Wham! It cuts to another scene of DMX and his gang chillin' as they plan an escape. These two scenes cut back and forth and it loses the intensity. (DMX scene does pick up a bit)
(Spoiler Alert/ Skip paragraph if you want to avoid spoilers)
Finally, the end battle was cookie cutter, standard factory made. Jet fights the main bad thug, DMX fights the boss's right hand thug, girl fights girl, comedy sidekicks fight the comedy sidekicks in which they use a TANK! Spare me! Oh and it has the Over-the-Top Joel Silver Final Battle scene background by adding a ring of exploding fire...a perfect circle.
Tom Arnold and Anthony Anderson, however, provide a few comic relief moments. Gabriel Union is stunning! The most eye-appealing actress to grace the screen (My personal opinion).
I so had high hopes for this flick and that is not my downfall. This movie really isn't that great. It's below par with a lot of script flaws and lack of action.
At least Jet provided us w/ "Hero" (By the way, avoid the dubbed version), plus "Unleashed" is coming out this April where he plays a trained fighter with a child's mentality who is taken in by a blind pianist (Morgan Freeman). |
| Rating | | | Date | November 27, 2004 | | Summary | Great movie | Content
| The movie kept you wanting to know what happened next. This was a great action movie and I enjoyed it a lot. |
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