Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Theatrical Release: 02/28/2003(USA)
Release Date: 08/12/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Children in Peril
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
A thief and a lawman join forces to hunt down a common enemy in this
action thriller.
Tony Fait (
DMX) is a master thief who, along with his crew (
Gabrielle Union,
Anthony Anderson, and
Drag-On), pulls off a major score when they steal a cache of highly valuable black diamonds. However, the hard-as-nails
Tony has a soft spot for his young daughter
Vanessa (
Paige Hurd), and
Ling (
Mark Dacascos), a former detective turned ruthless criminal, kidnaps
Vanessa, demanding a ransom from
Tony for her return -- the stash of black diamonds. The jewels have already been stolen, however, from
Tony's fence
Archie (
Tom Arnold), and are now in the hands of a powerful underworld boss (
Chi McBride). Determined to get back his daughter whatever the cost,
Tony and his gang set out to find both
Ling and the diamonds, but he soon gets some invaluable help from an unlikely corner --
Su (
Jet Li), a government agent from Taiwan who was once
Ling's partner, and has an old score to settle with him.
Cradle 2 the Grave also features
Kelly Hu and
Roxana Brusso.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide