Cradle 2 the Grave
Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.
Critics Sentiment
Su enters underground fighting ring to find informant
Su reveals black diamonds are actually weapons of mass destruction
The film drops significantly when the plot shifts from a straightforward heist to a world-threatening WMD scenario, with reviewers calling this twist ridiculous and poorly executed.
Cradle 2 the Grave maintains steady entertainment value through its first two acts with decent action sequences and the unlikely DMX-Jet Li partnership, peaking during the underground fighting sequence that showcases Li's martial arts skills. However, the film stumbles badly in its final act when it abandons the personal stakes for a generic world-saving plot involving weapons of mass destruction, which critics found absurd and derivative.
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Jet Li
Su
DMX
Anthony Fait
Gabrielle Union
Daria
Anthony Anderson
Tommy
Tom Arnold
Archie
Paige Hurd
Vanessa
Mark Dacascos
Yao Ling
Kelly Hu
Sona
Sean Cory
Willy Chickens
Michael Jace
Odion
Drag-On
Miles
Paolo Seganti
Christophe
Ron Yuan
Laser Tech
Woon Young Park
Bald Enforcer
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Ling's Hitman
Marcus Young
Ling's Hitman
Stephen Quadros
Prison Guard Vogel
Gwen McGee
Subway Driver
Roxana Brusso
Vanessa's Nanny
Maximilian A. Mastrangelo
Archie's Worker
Crew
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