Romeo Must Die

Two families divided by a bitter feud, young lovers caught in a web of hatred... yes, that really is "Romeo" as in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and Montagues updated to warring gangs. This lazy, formulaic action picture — which seems designed primarily to exploit the reputation of Hong Kong martial arts star Jet Li, who beat the bejesus out of Mel Gibson in LETHAL WEAPON 4 — doesn't do a thing with the classic conflict you haven't seen before, especially if you've seen Abel Ferrara's sleekly brutal CHINA GIRL. Han Sing (Li) is the movie's Romeo, a former Hong Kong cop who went to prison to protect his gangster father (Henry O) and b...