Synopsis
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
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Cast
- Jet LiHan Sing
- AaliyahTrish O'Day
- Isaiah WashingtonMac
- Russell WongKai
- DMXSilk
- Delroy LindoIsaak O'Day
- D.B. WoodsideColin O'Day
- Jon Kit LeePo Sing
- Edoardo BalleriniVincent Roth
- Anthony AndersonMaurice
Recommendations
- 75
New York Daily News
This is not for the Merchant-Ivory crowd, but action fans will feel their pulses quicken. - 70
Film.com
The gravity-defying harness maneuvers popularized in the U.S. with "The Matrix" -- ... look really cool, but seem out of place in a realistic gang-style action movie. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Doesn't even come close to being a good movie, but it is a lot of fun. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
In fact, when not kicking butt, (Li)'s kind of a blank spot in the center of the screen. - 50
Washington Post
Based on "Romeo and Juliet" the way a martini is "based" on vermouth. - 50
Charlotte Observer
Aspires to rise above the conventional drugs-and-action genre and succeeds about half the time. - 50
Baltimore Sun
Just don't think about what's going on, and you should be OK. - 40
Austin Chronicle
The fight scenes are splendidly choreographed...but they're shot in that grating, thoroughly American flashcut style that leaves you wondering just who the hell is hitting who.
