Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) Reviews & Ratings

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Cradle 2 the Grave reviews

Cradle 2 the Grave holds a 6.1/10 average from 1,071 TMDB ratings.

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 Dacasc…
— John Chard (4/10)

Extremely dumb, but <em>'Cradle 2 the Grave'</em> actually did entertain me. The humour and cast are the strongest parts to this film, it made me laugh a couple of times to be fair. Jet Li (Su) and DMX (Anthony) are the two leads, they aren't all that memorable in truth but at least do have a few good scenes. The main ones I'll remember are in fact two bit part roles in Anthony Anderson (Tommy) and Tom Arnold (Archi…
— r96sk (7/10)

Cradle 2 the Grave is one of those action thrillers that thinks stealing is a morally superior, victimless crime — if by “victims” we understand “casualties” — as long as you steal from criminals. We’re supposed to believe that Anthony Fait (DMX) and his merry crew of diamond robbers are decent folk because they claim to target “drug dealers” and “money launderers.” The latter means we’re also tacitly asked to belie…
— JPRetana

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.

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