Unfortunately, when hes not on screen, the movie slows to a crawl. Aaliyah plays the daughter of the american mob boss. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The new try again echoes the combo of heartfelt vocals and braingrabbing production that marked her earlier triumph are you that somebody.
The good of this movie was when aaliyah was on the scene. This rivalry culminates in the death of po sing, chus. Jet li was okay, but i dont think hes a good actor although he s a very prolific one starring in over 60 movies. Jet li had been kickin arse and takin names long before he played the scary big bad in lethal weapon 4, but its exactly that gig that got him his first lead in a hollywood action picture. Two warring gang families one africanamerican, the other chinese maneuver for bragging rights to the oakland, california, docks. Remember when aaliyah and jet li fell in love in romeo. All of the property owners of clubs, little shops, crab houses, etc. Aaliyah try again behind the scenes with timbaland,jet li and blackground records.
He hid out front, while i ran to tell my mom hed been hurt, you know, hit by a car or something really bad like that. His american introduction was as a heavy in lethal weapon 4 for li, a rare turn as a villain. In this modern day romeo and juliet, kung fu action star jet li plays romeo to hiphop singer, aaliyah haughtons juliet. The rest was rather senseless violence about gangs trying to out do each other. First im gonna crawl written by dmx as earl simmons and anthony fields performed by dmx courtesy of ruff ryders entertainment def jam records. Hang sing and trish oday uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead or worse. There isnt much else to say about how this movies tone jumps all over the place. Han sing, played by the actor jet li, resembles romeo, where as trish oday, played by the actress aaliyah, resembles juliet. This is not a film that will appeal to fans of the genre. I could see her being so prominent in the movie industry if she was alive. Her uncle was music manager barry hankerson and her brother is director rashad haughton. Her second album, one in a million, produced by timbaland, also sold over 2 million copies in the u. A modern take on the classic romeo and juliet costarring hip hop star aaliyah haughton one of 1999. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Shakespeares classic tragedy is given that urban flavor and that martial arts twist. A modern take on theclassics romeo and juliet costarring hip hop star aaliyah haughton one of 1999 teen people magazines 21 hottest stars under 21, delroy lindo. Mar 22, 2000 the good of this movie was when aaliyah was on the scene. Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist jet li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Aaliyah celebrity profile check out the latest aaliyah photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Aaliyah dana haughton was born in brooklyn, new york, to diane hankerson and michael haughton.
Majored in drama at the detroit high school for performing arts. This flick has got one overriding flaw, but mostly its entertaining as heck. An avenging cop seeks out his brothers killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a moneydeal with his father. What makes it worth renting is the presence of aaliyah, jet li, and especially delroy lindo. Aaliyah left jive records in 1996 amid rumors of an illegal marriage to r. Trish oday you know, once colin and i did something we thought would really be funny. On august 25, 2001, aaliyah and eight others were killed in a plane crash in the bahamas after filming the music video for the single rock the boat. Woodside, henry o, jon kit lee, edoardo ballerini, anthony. Jet li, aaliyah, isaiah washington, russell wong, dmx, delroy lindo, d. Although this was her acting debut, i think aaliyah brought the goods to the table. Hong kong cinema standout jet li spent the 80s and 90s mostly known to asian and select international audiences. In the film, a chinese former police officer travels to the united states in order to avenge his brothers death. The film was released in the united states on march 22, 2000. In 2001, she returned to music with her third album called aaliyah, she put a lot into it, as a singer and as an executive producer.
Aaliyah, anthony anderson, colin foo, creed bratton. The ensuing years saw her coming up with two other albums one in a million 1996 which also garnered double platinum certification from riaa, and aaliyah 2001. Aaliyah simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Download hungama play app to get access to new unlimited free mp4 movies download, english movies 201920182017, latest music videos, kids movies, hungama. Theres also a brief appearance from dmx, and its always nice to see delroy lindo who plays aaliyah s father in stuff.
Andrzej bartkowiak, jet li, aaliyah, isaiah washington, russell wong, danny zuker, delroy lindo, henry o, eric bernt, john jarrell. Thats a very good movie but its still sad that aaliyah died amfd left. Li is an excop investigating the murder of his brother, who had ties with the chinese mafia in america. A modern take on theclassics romeo and juliet costarring hip hop star.
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