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I admit, I’m a snob when it comes to movies. I like to see the obscure, artsy, independant films, and I always get disappointed, or maybe a little disgusted when I hear people say that the best movie in the world is Armageddon. Well, I did a complete 180 and purposely went to go see Cradle 2 the Grave. What can I say, I’m a sucker for martial art movies. Besides, a girl can enjoy a popcorn movie if she wants, right?
The movie delivered. It had the most outrageous fight scenes, and did I mention Mark Damascos is hot! Well not hot in that, "ohh I must fuck you kind of way." More of a, "ohh I’m such a voyeur and I must admire your muscular body!" There’s just something about his fighting style that had me swooning in Brotherhood of the Wolf, and voila, here he is again. And I haven’t even gotten to Jet Li!
The movie was directed by the same person behind Romeo Must Die, which I really enjoyed. Jet Li and DMX were also in that movie. I’m not going to mention the acting. There was no acting, just some bloody, ass kicking, and I loved it. The fights were choreographed well, especially the match at the club. And unlike Romeo there was only one internal body scene, which was just fine by me (it was my only gripe from the first movie).
The movie also had some spunky characters. The women were there just to fill the sex appeal quota, including the mandatory cat fight (boring). The little girl was cute and smart! She was actually giving the evil henchman a hard time.
Overall, this is an entertaining action movie based purely on the the martial arts sequences. The story does lack, and it’s not the best movie in the world, but if you’re looking to spend an afternoon watching something mindless and fun, then this is the movie to watch.