Romeo Must die
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Stylised martial arts action drama based very loosely on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. When his brother is murdered, ex-cop Han Sing breaks out of jail to avenge his killing and gets embroiled in a gang war between Chinese and black gangs in Oakland, California. His quest for vengeance is complicated when he falls in love with the daughter of the crime boss he believes to be responsible.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2000
- Duration
- 114 mins; 10, 298 feet
Credits
- Director
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Producer
- Jim van Wyck; Joel Silver
- Cinematographer
- Glen MacPherson
- Screenplay
- Eric Bernt; John Jarrell
- Cast
Li Jet Han Sing (Romeo) Aaliyah Trish O’Day (Juliet)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- martial arts; Gangster films
Notes
- Reviews
- Reviewed by Ken Hollings in Sight and Sound vol.10, issue 11, November 2000 p. 62 ‘our star crossed lovers are so emotionally off-channel...together they make Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in EYES WIDE SHUT look like Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara’.
Production Company
- Name
Silver Pictures
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Romeo Must die". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36594 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)