Romeo Must Die
Comments(0) Starring Jet Li & Aaliyah
Its been a while since I’ve seen an action flick, but as I’m an aspiring martial artist now, I figured what better to see than Jet Li’s first english language film.
Obviously the title references Romeo & Juliet, but aside from the feuding families, there’s not much to this. Jet Li’s brother is murdered, causing Jet to break out of prison and seek out his murderer. In his investigation he runs into Aaliyah, the daughter of the man warring with his father. Set with a flimsy backdrop of negotiations for an NFL franchise, Jet & Aaliyah are thrown together as the murders continue.
The major theme is betrayal, but its all pretty light, as its more of a vehicle for fight scenes with light laughs and romance interspersing the action.
Another somewhat average film, but I’ve definitely seen worse in the action genre.
6/10