Romeo Must Die Review
July 24, 2009 by
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Romeo Must Die is a 2000 film directed by Andzej Bartowlak and stars Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, Delroy Lindo, DB Woodside and Anthony Anderson. It tells the story of a wrongly accused jailed cop who escapes prison in order to find his brother’s killer.
Hang Sing, played by Jet Li, heads to the US to find out what happened with his brother. While conducting his own investigation he comes upon a woman named Trish, played by Aaliyah, and they form a friendship. From this friendship she begins to help him find out what happened to his brother when tragedy strikes her family. They both jump into the investigation head first. They are just trying to figure out what is going on within their families, when it is discovered that it all has to do with their families doing business in a bad way to get ahead of the game. Amidst this story they fall in love with each other and in an effort to protect her, Hang Sing takes on her father’s men, so she will not be harmed. He also tells his father how he feels and takes on his men.
One of the most poignant fight scenes is the one between, Hang Sing and Kai, Russell Wong’s character. He has to be one of the most underrated Martial Artists in the world. He has been in quite a few movies, but the rarely show off his talent like this one did. If you are looking for a great interwoven story between love of family and friends along with bad business deals, then this is the movie of your choice. Between Jet Li, Russell Wong, Aaliyah and countless stunt members the martial arts in this film is a best bet for all martial art movie lovers.
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