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'''''Cradle 2 the Grave''''' is a 2003 action film directed by [[Andrzej Bartkowiak]] and starring [[Jet Li]] and DMX. [[Letters 2 Numbers|Despite the title]], [[Numbered Sequels|it's not a sequel to anything]].
'''''Cradle 2 the Grave''''' is a 2003 action film directed by [[Andrzej Bartkowiak]] and starring [[Jet Li]] and [[DMX]]. [[Letters 2 Numbers|Despite the title]], [[Numbered Sequels|it's not a sequel to anything]].


The film opens with a gang of African American criminals composed of leader Anthony Fait (DMX) and his lackeys Daria, Tommy and Miles performing a diamond heist, with particular emphasis on some black diamonds that their employer, Christophe, is after. Alas, Taiwanese Intelligence Agent Su (Li), who is after the diamonds himself for unknown reasons, busts them. Despite this, Anthony manages to escape with the diamonds and bring them to a fence, Archie, for them to be appraised. That night, Christophe is murdered by henchmen of the man he was working for, Yao Ling. Ling also sends some henchmen after Anthony, in search of the diamonds. Anthony and Su meet each other and are able to repel these henchmen, but then Anthony learns that Ling has [[I Have Your Wife|kidnapped his daughter, Vanessa, and wont release her until he gets the diamonds]]. They then find that gangsters under the command of jailed crime boss "Jump" Chambers came to Archie, who possessed them, and took them. Anthony and Su decide to team up to get the diamonds and Vanessa back, in addition to uncovering why Ling and Chambers want the diamonds in the first place.
The film opens with a gang of African American criminals composed of leader Anthony Fait (DMX) and his lackeys Daria, Tommy and Miles performing a diamond heist, with particular emphasis on some black diamonds that their employer, Christophe, is after. Alas, Taiwanese Intelligence Agent Su (Li), who is after the diamonds himself for unknown reasons, busts them. Despite this, Anthony manages to escape with the diamonds and bring them to a fence, Archie, for them to be appraised. That night, Christophe is murdered by henchmen of the man he was working for, Yao Ling. Ling also sends some henchmen after Anthony, in search of the diamonds. Anthony and Su meet each other and are able to repel these henchmen, but then Anthony learns that Ling has [[I Have Your Wife|kidnapped his daughter, Vanessa, and wont release her until he gets the diamonds]]. They then find that gangsters under the command of jailed crime boss "Jump" Chambers came to Archie, who possessed them, and took them. Anthony and Su decide to team up to get the diamonds and Vanessa back, in addition to uncovering why Ling and Chambers want the diamonds in the first place.


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=== This film provides examples of: ===

* [[Auction of Evil]]: Once Ling gets the diamonds, he tries to sell them off at one of these.
* [[Auction of Evil]]: Once Ling gets the diamonds, he tries to sell them off at one of these.
** [[Cosmopolitan Council]]
** [[Cosmopolitan Council]]
* [[Battle Amongst the Flames]]: The final battle between Su and Ling takes place in a [[Ring of Fire]], similiar to that in ''[[Romeo Must Die (Film)|Romeo Must Die]]'', by the same director and also starring Jet Li.
* [[Battle Amongst the Flames]]: The final battle between Su and Ling takes place in a [[Ring of Fire]], similiar to that in ''[[Romeo Must Die]]'', by the same director and also starring Jet Li.
* [[Big Bad]]: Yao Ling.
* [[Big Bad]]: Yao Ling.
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: Daria and Ling's assisstant Sona, both relatively minor characters, engage in one.
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: Daria and Ling's assisstant Sona, both relatively minor characters, engage in one.
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* [[Fight Clubbing]]: Chambers owns an underground wrestling club.
* [[Fight Clubbing]]: Chambers owns an underground wrestling club.
** [[Mixed Martial Arts]]
** [[Mixed Martial Arts]]
* [[Grievous Harm With a Body]]: Su uses a ''midget'' as an impromptu weapon.
* [[Grievous Harm with a Body]]: Su uses a ''midget'' as an impromptu weapon.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Vanessa gives one to some mook in an attempt to escape (see below), and Daria gives one to some creep in a club.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Vanessa gives one to some mook in an attempt to escape (see below), and Daria gives one to some creep in a club.
* [[Hypothetical Casting]]: During the end credits, two of the comic-relief sidekicks have a conversation about who would play them if somebody made a movie of what just happened.
* [[Hypothetical Casting]]: During the end credits, two of the comic-relief sidekicks have a conversation about who would play them if somebody made a movie of what just happened.
* [[I Have Your Wife|I Have Your Daughter]]
* [[I Have Your Wife|I Have Your Daughter]]
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: See [[Grievous Harm With a Body]].
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: See [[Grievous Harm with a Body]].
* [[Letters 2 Numbers]]
* [[Letters 2 Numbers]]
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Vanessa attempts to escape at one point by crying until one of the mooks lets her out of the van they're keeping her captive in, whereupon she kicks him in the nuts, steals the van's keys and tries to drive off. Sure, she fails, but a pretty good effort for an 8 year-old girl.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Vanessa attempts to escape at one point by crying until one of the mooks lets her out of the van they're keeping her captive in, whereupon she kicks him in the nuts, steals the van's keys and tries to drive off. Sure, she fails, but a pretty good effort for an 8 year-old girl.
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** [[Body Horror]] and [[Nightmare Fuel]], as {{spoiler|he literally burns and rots from the inside out.}}
** [[Body Horror]] and [[Nightmare Fuel]], as {{spoiler|he literally burns and rots from the inside out.}}
* [[Papa Wolf]] - Fait (DMX) has this choice quote after kicking the crap out of the guy who was threatening his daughter:
* [[Papa Wolf]] - Fait (DMX) has this choice quote after kicking the crap out of the guy who was threatening his daughter:
{{quote| "Wrong! Kid! Definitely the wrong father."}}
{{quote|"Wrong! Kid! Definitely the wrong father."}}
* [[The Stinger]]: Ends with Archie and Tommy discussing who could play themselves in a movie based on their experiences, and who could direct it. They suggest Andrzej Bartkowiak, the director of the movie itself.
* [[The Stinger]]: Ends with Archie and Tommy discussing who could play themselves in a movie based on their experiences, and who could direct it. They suggest Andrzej Bartkowiak, the director of the movie itself.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Mostly towards the end.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Mostly towards the end.
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* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Tommy, although not as heavy as in some movies. Averted with Anthony and the rest of his gang.
* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Tommy, although not as heavy as in some movies. Averted with Anthony and the rest of his gang.
* [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]]: The diamonds ({{spoiler|actually some form of plutonium}}) turn out to be one.
* [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]]: The diamonds ({{spoiler|actually some form of plutonium}}) turn out to be one.
** [[Hiroshima As a Unit of Measure]]
** [[Hiroshima as a Unit of Measure]]
** [[Techno Babble]]: How the diamonds work is explained via this.
** [[Techno Babble]]: How the diamonds work is explained via this.


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[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Cradle 2 The Grave]]
[[Category:Cradle 2 the Grave]]
[[Category:Martial Arts Movie]]
[[Category:Film]]

Latest revision as of 16:53, 2 October 2020

Cradle 2 the Grave is a 2003 action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak and starring Jet Li and DMX. Despite the title, it's not a sequel to anything.

The film opens with a gang of African American criminals composed of leader Anthony Fait (DMX) and his lackeys Daria, Tommy and Miles performing a diamond heist, with particular emphasis on some black diamonds that their employer, Christophe, is after. Alas, Taiwanese Intelligence Agent Su (Li), who is after the diamonds himself for unknown reasons, busts them. Despite this, Anthony manages to escape with the diamonds and bring them to a fence, Archie, for them to be appraised. That night, Christophe is murdered by henchmen of the man he was working for, Yao Ling. Ling also sends some henchmen after Anthony, in search of the diamonds. Anthony and Su meet each other and are able to repel these henchmen, but then Anthony learns that Ling has kidnapped his daughter, Vanessa, and wont release her until he gets the diamonds. They then find that gangsters under the command of jailed crime boss "Jump" Chambers came to Archie, who possessed them, and took them. Anthony and Su decide to team up to get the diamonds and Vanessa back, in addition to uncovering why Ling and Chambers want the diamonds in the first place.

Tropes used in Cradle 2 the Grave include:

"Wrong! Kid! Definitely the wrong father."

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