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	DVD Review - Romeo Must Die (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It hit theaters earlier this year under the title "Romeo Must Die" and is now coming to DVD courtesy of Warner Home Video, who do have a bit of experience "blending" Hong Kong elements with modern American tastes, as we have seen in "The Matrix."
		As expected, "Romeo Must Die" is a vehicle tailor made for Jet Li.
		"Romeo Must Die" is without a doubt one of the weaker films Jet Li has had on his slate, but is still entertaining.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/romeo_must_die.shtml (1293 words)

	DVDAnswers.com - DVD Reviews - Romeo Must Die (Region 4)
		Romeo Must Die is the second Hollywood production that Jet Li has appeared in, but his involvement in films goes way back to 1979 where he has made more than 30 movies in Asia.
		So trying to choose the best movie to associate yourself with Jet Li first, Romeo Must Die is probably the worst one of them all - which is not to say that his performance here is rotten.
		My debut viewing had me thinking that the story was quite interesting and complex, however repeated screenings made me realise that after you knew the plot back to front you were just aching for the action to kick in.
	www.dvdanswers.com /index.php?r=0&s=2&c=241 (2096 words)

	Romeo Must Die (2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		"Romeo Must Die" is definetely the most violent "interpretation" of Shakespeare I`ve ever seen.
		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.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0165929 (410 words)

	"Romeo Must Die" / a review from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		Romeo Must Die manages to blend all these elements in a funny, interesting way… And yet, there are a few lingering and troubling issues.
		Romeo Must Die is a story about family loyalty and betrayal…the type of betrayal even Shakespeare’s Romeo couldn’t have fathomed.
		Mothers are generally useless in gangster films but the filmmakers of Romeo Must Die knocked off both sets of mothers, yet manage to have the mothers live on as a kind of pure sweet memory of distant goodness.
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2000/romeomustdie.html (1148 words)

	Reel Criticism - Romeo Must Die (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Apparently "Romeo Must Die" is the movie that Warner Brothers promised Jet Li if he were to take the villain role in Lethal Weapon 4.
		"Romeo Must Die" has all the elements of being a loose retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
		Secondly there is a lot of action in "Romeo Must Die" which should propel it to high box office heights.
	www.reelcriticism.com /reviews/review_romeomustdie.html (1074 words)

	Romeo Must Die (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Romeo Must Die is an entertaining but forgettable film starring Jet Li as the "Romeo" of the title.
		Meanwhile, the daughter of the fl family is trying to lead a normal life, and wants nothing to do with her family's no-good business dealings, but her father insists that she be protected in case there is some kind of retaliation by the Chinese (which of course there is).
		Romeo Must Die suffers from the problem that a lot of action films suffer from, namely the fact that even though people are being shot, blown up and otherwise damaged, the police don't show up.
	pink-mouse-productions.com /spruce/cinema/20000825.htm (473 words)

	Movies -- Romeo Must Die (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is the most imaginative and exciting battle in "Romeo Must Die." And it contains the film's one really fantastic special effects twist - "X-ray violence," as the FX crew calls it.
		"X-ray violence" is used sparingly in "Romeo Must Die" to enhance a handful of battles, but the incessant use of computerized slo-mo effects only diminishes the action.
		"Romeo Must Die" is most exciting when the improbable martial arts moves seem realistic and possible.
	www.folioweekly.com /movies/ARCHIVE/0328romeomustdie.html (610 words)

	Romeo Must Die (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To be perfectly honest, Romeo Must Die is not much more than that, but there are a few parameters that give it some things most similar movies don’t have.
		Romeo comes in the form of Han Sing, played by Jet Li (The Enforcer, Lethal Weapon 4), a Hong Kong action superstar.
		Romeo Must Die is a directorial debut of Andrzej Bartkowiak, who was behind the fancy camera work in blockbusters such as Dante’s Peak, Lethal Weapon 4 and US Marshalls.
	www.suad.com /romeo.htm (476 words)

	DVD Review: Romeo Must Die
		A remake of "Romeo And Juliet" in Oakland, CA., "Romeo Must Die" stars Li as Han Sing, a cop who breaks out of a Hong Kong prison as the movie opens.
		She takes us through all of the equipment and safety measures that have to be used for the movie, and we get to see the stunts being filmed.
		Final Thoughts: "Romeo Must Die" is a very well-done and enjoyable action movie, and the presentation on this Warner Brothers DVD definitely is excellent.
	www.currentfilm.com /dvdreviews/romeomustdiedvd.html (1139 words)

	Romeo Must Die (2000)
		Basically RMD retains the concepts of two families that don't like each other but a boy from one and a girl from the other develop a relationship.
		One "innovative" part of RMD I didn't like was a sort of X-ray cam that shows the physical impact of some of the violence.
		Romeo Must Die appears in its original theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
	www.dvdmg.com /romeomustdie.shtml (2008 words)

	Romeo Must Die - Rotten Tomatoes
		ROMEO MUST DIE is the story of fathers and sons, of the importance of blood, of star-crossed lovers willing to risk their lives for their love.
		Romeo Must Die is obviously intended as Li's entrée to American action film stardom, but it fails miserably in just about every way imaginable.
		ROMEO MUST DIE has as much to do with "Romeo and Juliet" as "Hamlet" has to do with ham and eggs.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/romeo_must_die (847 words)

	Romeo Must Die
		Romeo Must Die is the latest love peck in Hollywood's ongoing flirtation with Hong Kong's key cinematic export: the blood-splattering, bone-breaking action flick.
		In short, Romeo Must Die is a playful film, but not a very savvy one.
		Hong Kong-style fight choreography is often compared to dance movement, and films like this occasionally suggest a new format for the Hollywood musical-I'd love to see some young visionary with a good sense of rhythm mount a musical action flick combining a top-notch hip-hop soundtrack and thrilling hand-to-hand combat.
	www.deep-focus.com /flicker/romeomus.html (632 words)

	Romeo Must Die
		Now with "Romeo Must Die" the spotlight is all on him.
		"Romeo Must Die" is obviously a showcase for Li's many talents, which in many scenes have been obviously (and in my opinion, needlessly) computer-enhanced.
		"Romeo Must Die" tries to emphasize the story over the action, but it is all too predictable (if I can figure it out it has to be!), and I found myself hankering for more action.
	stvivona.tripod.com /stevedvd/id51.html (577 words)

	Salon Arts & Entertainment \| "Romeo Must Die" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Maybe "Romeo Must Die," Li's first film as a Hollywood leading man, is not quite "Once Upon a Time in China" or "Swordsman II" or any of the other early-'90s Hong Kong classics that made him one of Asia's biggest box-office draws.
		There's no point pretending that the result of Silver's machinations is a classic of cinematic art; "Romeo Must Die" is more like a yeasted-up combination of a music video and a beer commercial than a real movie.
		Jet Li's "Romeo Must Die" Not as good as his Hong Kong flicks.
	www.salon.com /ent/movies/review/2000/03/24/romeo_must_die (1218 words)

	IGN: Romeo Must Die Review
		RMD accomplishes this with varying degrees of success: Jet Li and Aaliyah are both agreeable and compelling presences.
		RMD is filmed in a way which undercuts even the inherently desirable aesthetics.
		Romeo Must Die obsessively employs hard-driving rhythm & songs to bring velocity and energy to proceedings which did not contain the same vibrancy on-screen, harkening back to the days of The Last Dragon, or RMD producer Joel Silver?s own Streets of Fire.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/035/035400p1.html (961 words)

	`Romeo Must Die' Flies On the Strength of Jet Li
		``Romeo Must Die'' is a variation on the Shakespearean warring clans love story, with Chinese and African American mobsters vying for control of the Oakland waterfront (where a new football stadium is to be built, but never mind).
		In ``Romeo Must Die,'' he can be playful, soulful, menacing, self-mocking (on one occasion he pretends to be a deliveryman), but he is not the great lover.
		The ``Romeo and Juliet'' character he most resembles is Romeo's high- spirited, mercurial buddy Mercutio, but I guess ``Mercutio Must Die'' wouldn't fly.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/03/22/DD2174.DTL&type=movies (657 words)

	JamesBowman.net \| Romeo Must Die
		Romeo Must Die, directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, is a movie for martial arts enthusiasts featuring the grim and scary-looking Jet Li, allowed to play the good guy for once, as Han, a one-man enforcer of peace on rival gangs in Oakland, California.
		It is also a variant of the Romeo and Juliet story, as Han falls for Trish (Aaliyah) the daughter of the fl gang leader, Isaak O'Day (Delroy Lindo) who is suspected of having arranged for the murder of his brother, the other (bad) son of Han's (bad) Chinese gang leader father.
		When Trish's own sort-of bad brother is killed, presumably by the Chinese, she and Han team up to expose the true crooks and murderers and to bring peace to gangland, in the process redeeming the sins of their respective fathers.
	www.jamesbowman.net /reviewDetail.asp?pubID=902 (742 words)

	ROMEO MUST DIE
		And nobody is actually named “Romeo.” So you’re on your own trying to figure out where the title came from.
		Romeo is the directorial debut of Andrzej Bartkowiak, who previously worked with Li as the cinematographer on Lethal Weapon 4.
		Romeo might be Li’s big breakout role in this hemisphere, but it probably should be remembered for its horrible racist edge.
	www.sick-boy.com /romeomustdie.htm (592 words)

	Aaliyah
		Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues singer who diversified into acting before her death in a plane crash in 2001.
		Her most well-known movie role was as the female lead in Romeo Must Die, a martial-arts movie also starring Jet Li and notable for its mainstream success despite featuring Asian and African-American characters in the lead roles, and few white Americans.
		In 2000 she starred in the movie Romeo Must Die with Jet Li.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/aa/aaliyah.html (621 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Romeo Must Die [2000]: DVD: Jet Li,Aaliyah,Isaiah Washington,Russell Wong,DMX,Delroy Lindo,D.B. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Romeo Must Die, from the producer of The Matrix, suffers from The Matrix Syndrome, using wires to orchestrate acrobatic stunts for no reason whatsoever.
		Romeo Must Die was Jet Li's 2nd American film as he was previously seen in Lethal Weapon 4, playing a villain.
		R'n'B star Aaliyah (who sadly die in a plane crash 2 years after RMD was filmed) made her then movie debut in it as Li's love interest and does a decent job playing 'Trish O'Day'.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Romeo-Must-Die-Jet-Li/dp/B000056WOK (2527 words)

	Kung Fu Cinema / Reviews / Romeo Must Die (2000)
		Jet Li first came to the attention of the West with his breakthrough role in Once Upon a Time in China which was the film that motivated producer, Joel Silver (The Matrix) to fit Li into a project in the States.
		Overall, the film is one of Li's weaker efforts, mostly due to an uneasy fusion of the Western hip hop culture with the Asian influence.
		Romeo Must Die would have been better if the martial arts had been more realistic to match the dramatic tone of the story.
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/romeomustdie.htm (724 words)

	Romeo Must Die (2000): Jet Li, Russell Wong, Delroy Lindo, Aaliyah, DMX - PopMatters Film Review
		Romeo Must Die creates a world which is inhabited almost exclusively by African Americans and Chinese characters, most of them capable of treachery and deceit, and in which white people's money is the root of all evil.
		Romeo Must Die thus targets the "general" U.S. audience which propelled The Matrix and Lethal Weapon 4 to their blockbuster status.
		Romeo needs to appeal to this wider audience and at the same time not to alienate the fans — Li told Newsweek that Silver based his crossover story and casting strategy on research following Lethal Weapon 4, which, not surprisingly, showed that urban rap fans also liked Li's movies.
	www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/r/romeo-must-die3.shtml (1242 words)

	Romeo Must Die
		Romeo Must Die is a slickly produced, big budget action flick that revolves around a gang war between two crime families, led by the African-American Isaak O'Day (Delroy Lindo) and the Chinese Ch'u Sing (Henry O).
		That's right folks, Li is supposed to be Romeo and Aaliyah is his Juliet.
		With the high death toll, Romeo must Die has a lot more to do with Hamlet than Romeo and Juliet.
	members.toast.net /talien/tmb/movietv/romeomustdie.html (751 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "Romeo Must Die" review (2000)
		Most freely adapted from Shakespeare, "Romeo Must Die" is a pounding-adrenaline martial arts action flick with a rival gang romance subplot that seems to have lifted more from "Macbeth" than "Romeo and Juliet" -- mainly that it's full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
		But while the ambitious conspiracy narrative, the wowing 70mm photography and the ante-upping action scenes are impressive, "Romeo Must Die" just isn't the keeper it ought to be.
		Li's undeniable charisma and incredible physical ability carry "Romeo" pretty far, so if his style of rock'em sock'em martial arts action is all you're looking for, it's hard to go wrong with this one.
	www.splicedonline.com /00reviews/romeomustdie.html (531 words)

	Romeo Must Die
		Loosely based on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Romeo Must Die' was Jet Li's first starring role after he appeared on the Hollywood scene in 'Lethal Weapon 4'.
		The premise of combining a classic love story with kung fu shows potential and with the right handling of the concept could easily have proved to be a winner but sadly the film never really manages to settle on a specific area of expertise.
		Even with the obvious criticisms, 'Romeo Must Die' still earns itself three stars because next to the competition it has to get extra marks for attempting something new combined with the Hong Kong style of action (even if it is taken a little too far here).
	www.dragonsdenuk.com /reviews/romeo_must_die.htm (538 words)

	Romeo Must Die (AU - DVD R4) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive
		Romeo Must Die is the second Hollywood production that Jet Li has appeared in, but his involvement in films goes way back to 1979 where he has made more than 30 movies in Asia.
		So trying to choose the best movie to associate yourself with Jet Li first, Romeo Must Die is probably the worst one of them all - which is not to say that his performance here is rotten.
		My debut viewing had me thinking that the story was quite interesting and complex, however repeated screenings made me realise that after you knew the plot back to front you were just aching for the action to kick in.
	www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/romeo-must-die.html (2185 words)

	A Movie Parable: Romeo Must Die
		ROMEO MUST DIE provides an updated answer to Shakespeare's literary question: "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" With martial artist Jet Li (Lethal Weapon IV) as the star, the reply might as well have been written, "To kicketh the vile hordes where the sun doth not shine."
		When Han (which must be Chinese for Romeo?), played by Jet Li, learns of his brother's demise, he escapes his jail cell (even though he was manacled and suspended upside down at the time) and travels to Oakland to solve and avenge the murder.
		Obviously the main attraction to a film like ROMEO MUST DIE is the opportunity to see incredible fight sequences by martial arts experts.
	www.christiancritic.com /mov2000/romeodie.asp (655 words)

	Romeo Must Die
		There is a scene at the beginning of Romeo Must Die that announces its intentions pretty clearly, in which a Chinese man sits in a night club watching two gorgeous women on a dance floor french kissing.
		Second, the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is bloodless and without passion, which indicates that the filmmakers don't care about the characters so much as they care about bodies and bullets in motion.
		But on the whole, Romeo Must Die is so much less than the sum of its parts that it stands revealed as the shallow exploitation film that it is. Jet Li and his fans deserve better.
	www.tranquility.net /~benedict/romeomustdie.html (458 words)

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