ROMEO MUST DIE
Released: March 22, 2000
In this modern day Romeo and Juliet, kung fu action star Jet Li plays Romeo to hip-hop singer, Aaliyah Haughton's Juliet. Li is an ex-cop investigating the murder of his brother, who had ties with the Chinese mafia in America. Aaliyah plays the daughter of the American mob boss. Neither side approves of their romance, so, obviously, kung fu action ensues, with a soundtrack mostly by Aaliyah. Nice action movie but suffers from letting Jet Li do his great moves only to have a CG move added that would be humanly impossible to perform. Aaliyah shines in her film debut.
115 Minutes
Warner Bros.