Ofcoursemyhorse 1043 Posted June 7, 2015 Tries to be a modern remake of Romeo and Juliet. Fails in almost every regard. Â Most hilarious thing about this movie though is even though Jet Li is supposed to be the Romeo in the movie and Aaliyah ostensibly his Juliet. Except that the studio was apparently uncomfortable having an asian actor in a romantic lead. So instead of them getting together in the end, they have a super awkward hug. Â Fuck this movie. Share this post Link to post
Maximilian 99 Posted June 7, 2015 Jet Li plays football in it right? If I'm not mistaking it for something else, that's a legit reason for making a movie. Share this post Link to post
Ofcoursemyhorse 1043 Posted August 15, 2020 I was talking about this movie today with a friend and it also made me think about Beverly Hills Cop. When it was first written Stallone was the actor they had in mind and Axel's friend was his love interest. When they switched to Eddie Murphy, they changed the script for their relationship to remain platonic throughout. If you look at Eddie Murphy's filmography, it's nuts how that in none of them, at least that I can remember, he had a white romantic lead. Its just insane that until fairly recently studio execs were comfortable saying shit like " I just dont think American film goers would be comfortable with an asian actor as a romantic lead." Share this post Link to post
Blast Hardcheese 636 Posted August 16, 2020 At first I got this movie mixed up with Romeo Is Bleeding, a Tarantino "inspired" indie crime caper starring Gary Oldman with an ending that just goes on and on... ...and on. Share this post Link to post
