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Cradle 2 the Grave Movie Review

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Actors: Jet Li, DMX, Tom Arnold, Kelly Hu, Mark Dacascos, Anthony Anderson
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Cradle 2 the Grave
A robber's daughter is kidnapped by a group of Asian terrorists, so he teams up with a Taiwanese intelligence officer to stop them.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar




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Analysis of Cradle 2 the Grave
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%



Time/Era of Movie: - present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story? Yes
Crime story: - vigilante hunting down criminal(s) - criminal kidnappers
Criminal enemy is... - Asian crime gangs

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair style - short/standard straight (man)
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - Other Asian
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - bald
Hair style - (man) bald
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - Other Asian
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
United States Yes
City? Yes
City: - wealthy
Misc setting - sewers/subways - building

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel... - excited
How many deaths in film? - 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much use of techno gadgets? - 2 ()
Kind of violence: - mission to destroy something - hand to hand - guns
Unusual forms of death - flamed - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity? - A lot of foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Rap/hip-hop
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