A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.
- Awards
- 6 nominations
Johnny Tri Nguyen
- Ling's Hitman
- (as Johnny Nguyen)
Sean Cory Cooper
- Willy Chickens
- (as Sean Cory)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaReal life UFC competitors Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell were recruited by producer Joel Silver for the cage fight sequence with Jet Li.
- GoofsDuring the planning scene when Fait is giving out assignments he calls Daria (Gabrielle Union) "Gabrielle."
- Crazy creditsArchie and Tommy riff on various subjects, including who will star in the movie version of their lives, under the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
- SoundtracksGo to Sleep
Written by Eminem (as M. Mathers), DMX (as E. Simmons), Obie Trice (as O. Trice),
S. King and Luis Resto (as L. Resto)
Performed by Eminem featuring DMX & Obie Trice
Produced by Eminem
Eminem appears Courtesy of Aftermath Records / Interscope Records
DMX appears Courtesy of Ruff Ryders / Def Jam Records
Obie Trice appears Courtesy of Shady Records / Aftermath Records / Interscope Records
Featured review
"Cradle 2 The Grave" is an action movie by the same people who brought you Romeo Must Die and Exit Wounds... And it shows. Skeleton-thin story, two-dimensional characters, and action for action's sake. Usually when you watch an action movie - not always, but usually - the action scenes serve as a means to tie the story together. In this movie, the exact opposite is true. Therefore, the flow of narrative serves only to fill the gaps between scenes where Jet Li unleashes Wushu fury on his opponents, who for the most part tend to be guys who are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The action is well done, don't get me wrong, but for some reason Jet Li just seems uncomfortable here. Perhaps it's just the role he was given, but for some reason he never quite "clicked" with everything else that was going on.
Another gripe I had about the movie is that we're told who everyone is by other characters. Instead of showing Jet's history with the villain portrayed by Mark Dacascos, we just hear Jet saying "We used to be on the same side, he betrayed us, etc. etc." This keeps things going along at a fast pace, but personally I like my movies fleshed out a little bit - even a flashback scene would have been enough. Since it's not, the final battle really doesn't mean anything. Oh well, I guess I'm just asking too much.
I suppose that after "Kiss of the Dragon" and even "The One" I was expecting Jet Li's U.S. track record to improve, not slide backwards 3 years, to "Romeo Must Die" status. Perhaps after "Hero" is released state side we'll start getting some good projects from Li. Until then, we'll have to deal with more DMX (Get At Me, Dawg!) movies.
For now, I'll continue to watch Fist of Legend. If you haven't, I recommend you see that rather than this.
Another gripe I had about the movie is that we're told who everyone is by other characters. Instead of showing Jet's history with the villain portrayed by Mark Dacascos, we just hear Jet saying "We used to be on the same side, he betrayed us, etc. etc." This keeps things going along at a fast pace, but personally I like my movies fleshed out a little bit - even a flashback scene would have been enough. Since it's not, the final battle really doesn't mean anything. Oh well, I guess I'm just asking too much.
I suppose that after "Kiss of the Dragon" and even "The One" I was expecting Jet Li's U.S. track record to improve, not slide backwards 3 years, to "Romeo Must Die" status. Perhaps after "Hero" is released state side we'll start getting some good projects from Li. Until then, we'll have to deal with more DMX (Get At Me, Dawg!) movies.
For now, I'll continue to watch Fist of Legend. If you haven't, I recommend you see that rather than this.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Đấu Đến Chết
- Filming locations
- Barwick Studios - 4585 Electronics Place, Los Angeles, California, USA(closed December 31, 2009, now Quixote Studios - Griffith Park)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,712,347
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,521,468
- Mar 2, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $56,489,558
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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