Romeo Must Die

2000
R
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

74K

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Dark Comedy Gun Fu Martial Arts Action Crime Thriller

An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

74K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations

Trivia
Jet Li came up with the idea to have Aaliyah fight the lady on the motorcyle during the chase scene.

Goofs
In the motorcycle/car chase after Han and Trish find the dead Chinese. The reflection of the camera truck pulling the Merc can be seen in the visor of the motorcyclist.

Quotes
Maurice: Hey Trish! I'm gonna find your Aaliyah looking ass!

Crazy credits
The credits during the opening of the movie are first given in Chinese characters and then are translated into English.

Alternate versions
The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to cut scenes of violence in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Waking the Dead/Here on Earth/Romeo Must Die (2000)

Soundtracks
First I'm Gonna Crawl
Written by DMX (as Earl Simmons) and Anthony Fields
Performed by DMX
Courtesy of Ruff Ryders Entertainment/Def Jam Records

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The most violent "interpretation" of Shakespeare I`ve ever seen

"Romeo Must Die" is definetely the most violent "interpretation" of Shakespeare I`ve ever seen. Okay, interpretation is not the right word to use, but that is nevertheless what this movie at some point wants to be. I really liked Jet Li in this movie, and I`ve liked him since I first saw him in "Lethal Weapon 4" a couple of years ago. Fighting and betrayal is what "Romeo Must Die" is all about, and the fighting is very entertaining, although sometimes a bit cheesy, because some of the "Matrix-scenes", which is out of place outside the world of science-fiction. Still, "Romeo Must Die" is an actionflick you wouldn`t want to miss. It manages to be interesting enough, but the fighting is what makes it really good. 8/10