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"Romeo Must Die" is very annoying. I was just sitting there and couldn't believe how awful it was. Such a movie should be at least good, but it is not. After seeing in the last week two great movies, "Chicken Run" and "Three Kings", I had to ruin my week by watching some seriously inferior stuff.
Besides the good-looking fighting scenes, there is nothing, and I emphasize again, nothing to matter. It is just "Wild Wild West", great special effects which compliment a story that seems written by a three-year old. Probably Barry Sonnenfeld (the director of the WWW) and Andrzej Bartkowiak (the director of "Romeo Must Die") were playing "how low can you go". And as far I've seen, very low.
Jet Li and singer Aaliyah just don't click when they are on the screen. They look like buddies not lovers. But I do have to admit that there is something about her. There is some hidden acting talent, but right now she barely shows it. Jet Li has really bad lines. "That was a mistake." Who is he playing? Arnold Schwarzengger?
The script is overwritten. There are too many characters, and only two of them get some character development. The rest are just stereotypes. And of course, there is the obligatory comic relief, through Anthony Anderson playing the fat and stupid bodyguard.
Some of the special effects are completely inappropriate. It is impossible for Li to do some of those moves, and though at times breathtaking, I was left completely cold and uncaring. And, what's the deal with the X-rayed scenes? This is not the Matrix. That movie took place in a virtual world, this is real life.
Finally, as a general rule, cinematographers turned directors simply can't really do good movies. Bartkowiak was the cinematographer of "Speed", "Dante's Peak" and "The Devil's Advocate". All very good movies. Yet, when he becomes director he can't do a good movie. Peter Hyams does the cinematography and helms "End of Days" and "The Relic", but none of these movies is interesting beyond visuals. The only exception to the rule (maybe there's more, but I cannot think of any) is Jan De Bont. He created the wonderful "Speed" and "Twister". But since then, he went down. "Speed 2" was axed by most of the critics and "The Haunting" had virtually the same faith.
So, I don't care if 'Romeo Must Die'. 2/10!
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"Romeo Must Die" is very annoying. I was just sitting there and couldn't believe how awful it was. Such a movie should be at least good, but it is not. After seeing in the last week two great movies, "Chicken Run" and "Three Kings", I had to ruin my week by watching some seriously inferior stuff.
Besides the good-looking fighting scenes, there is nothing, and I emphasize again, nothing to matter. It is just "Wild Wild West", great special effects which compliment a story that seems written by a three-year old. Probably Barry Sonnenfeld (the director of the WWW) and Andrzej Bartkowiak (the director of "Romeo Must Die") were playing "how low can you go". And as far I've seen, very low.
Jet Li and singer Aaliyah just don't click when they are on the screen. They look like buddies not lovers. But I do have to admit that there is something about her. There is some hidden acting talent, but right now she barely shows it. Jet Li has really bad lines. "That was a mistake." Who is he playing? Arnold Schwarzengger?
The script is overwritten. There are too many characters, and only two of them get some character development. The rest are just stereotypes. And of course, there is the obligatory comic relief, through Anthony Anderson playing the fat and stupid bodyguard.
Some of the special effects are completely inappropriate. It is impossible for Li to do some of those moves, and though at times breathtaking, I was left completely cold and uncaring. And, what's the deal with the X-rayed scenes? This is not the Matrix. That movie took place in a virtual world, this is real life.
Finally, as a general rule, cinematographers turned directors simply can't really do good movies. Bartkowiak was the cinematographer of "Speed", "Dante's Peak" and "The Devil's Advocate". All very good movies. Yet, when he becomes director he can't do a good movie. Peter Hyams does the cinematography and helms "End of Days" and "The Relic", but none of these movies is interesting beyond visuals. The only exception to the rule (maybe there's more, but I cannot think of any) is Jan De Bont. He created the wonderful "Speed" and "Twister". But since then, he went down. "Speed 2" was axed by most of the critics and "The Haunting" had virtually the same faith.
So, I don't care if 'Romeo Must Die'. 2/10!
Thanks
er-no