Cradle 2 the Grave Critic Reviews

This is a ride, a video game, a soundtrack -- unapologetic and clearly labeled as such. It has no middle speed. Read the full review

By the time Li enters the obligatory ''ring of fire'' to face his final opponent, you realize just how forthrightly rote and businesslike ''Cradle'' is. And you don't mind. Because business, it turns out, is good.Read the full review

Between the off-center comic riffs of Tom Arnold and the wildly improbable hair's-breadth escapes, the whole business dissolves into amiable action farce. Read the full review

The film itself is on autopilot and overdrive at the same time: It does nothing original, but does it very rapidly. Read the full review

Choreographed by long-term Li collaborator Corey Yuen, the martial arts confrontations supply plenty of spark, though they lack the more exhilarating stylistic flourishes of those in "Romeo." Read the full review

Each actor does his own thing for his own audience demographic.Read the full review

It's saying something when Tom Arnold's performance is among the movie's highlights. Read the full review

A secondhand action movie that retreads all the tired staples of the 1980s and '90s.Read the full review

With so little trust and even less dialogue to back him up, it's no wonder Li rarely takes his left hand out of his pants pocket. His fists aren't furious; they're on strike. Read the full review