Cradle 2 the Grave( 2003)

TV-MAActionCrimeDrama

61%

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Born 2 the life. True 2 the code. Bad 2 the bone.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jet Li
Su
DMX
Anthony Fait
Kelly Hu
Sona
Anthony Anderson
Tommy
Tom Arnold
Archie
Mark Dacascos
Yao Ling
Gabrielle Union
Daria
Sean Cory
Willy Chickens
Michael Jace
Odion
Drag-On
Miles
Paige Hurd
Vanessa
Paolo Seganti
Christophe
Ron Yuan
Laser Tech
Woon Young Park
Bald Enforcer
Johnny 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
Lester Speight
Chambers's Club Doorman
Paolo Mastropietro
Fight Club Doorman
Martin Klebba
Fight Announcer
Tim Storms
Referee
Randy Couture
Fighter
Hector Echavarria
Ultimate Fighter
Tito Ortiz
Ultimate Fighter
Tom McCleister
Fight Club Fan
Wiley M. Pickett
Police Officer
Andre Ware
Pinky Ring Man
Larry Joshua
Cop in Vault
Chic Daniel
SWAT Cop
Daniel Dae Kim
Visiting Expert
Doug Spearman
African Buyer
Hani Al Naimi
Egyptian Buyer
Julie du Page
French Buyer
Peter J. Lucas
Russian Buyer
Hari Dhillon
Pakistani Buyer
Richard Trapp
Douglas
Chi McBride
"Jump" Chambers
Michael Cunio
Motocross Driver (uncredited)
Arnold Chon
Cage Fighter (uncredited)
Chuck Liddell
Cage Fighter (uncredited)
Mark Hicks
Cage Fighter (uncredited)
Garrett Warren
Cage Fighter (uncredited)
Lisa Jammal
Cocktail Server (uncredited)
William L. Johnson
Black Diamond Carrier Armored Driver (uncredited)
Nikki Martin
Ring Girl (uncredited)
Ungenita Prevost
Ring Girl (uncredited)
Natasha Yi
Club Girl (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sun Jun 15 2014

High on action, low on grey matter. I guess when push comes to shove it’s an action film that delivers the requisite supply of biff, bam and kerpow action sequences. Yet even allowing for the old “leave the brain at the door” requirement for such action comic malarkey, the script is too poor, the acting equally so, while the choreography is weak. The latter of which a big misstep when you have Jet Li and Mark Dacascos fronting the good guy/bad guy axis of the story. Plot pitches Li’s ass kicking detective with DMX’s urban thief together as an unlikely buddy buddy combo trailing missing di...