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Stuffed if I know, but it has to be said the slow-motion
button will cop a fair pounding if you want to capture every
move.
Jet Li is a terrific fighter with hands and feet faster than
your average martial arts exponent. He is also (and this is
no fop to those speeding-bullet blows) not a bad actor. Okay,
he's no Robert Carlyle, but neither is he a wooden face who
delivers lines in a monotone.
The plot of Romeo Must Die is that there is a turf
war developing in San Francisco between Chinese and Black
gangs and the leaders of each side are trying to work out
a way to make squillions from the building of a new sports
dome on the waterfront without having to eliminate all of
the opposition.
It's a nice idea but things begin to get ugly when the son
of the Chinese leader is killed. Things get even uglier because
it is the beloved younger brother of Han (Jet Li) who hears
about the death, escapes from jail, and then hits 'Frisco
to kick some butt.
Along the way he gets entangled with the daughter of the
black warlord (played very well by singer-turned-actress Aaliyah)
and has to find out just who is creating the mayhem that is
leading to a lot of deaths.
The image quality is sharp but the standout aspect of the
DVD format has to be the sound, where every broken bottle,
shot and face-shaking punch echoes around the room with exceptional
clarity.
Romeo Must Die will not win Oscars for screenplay
or best actor/actress but it is a more upmarket martial arts
effort.
Conclusion: Movie 75%, Extras 70%
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