With a gun to his head and all hope of escape lost, Fait (DMX) shouts, “I’m a business man, make me a f—ing offer!”

“Cradle 2 the Grave” is a non-stop action thriller that numbs your senses to the bad acting and bad dialogue by keeping you on the edge of your seat with over the top fight scenes and outstanding chases. No one is trying to obtain a decent plot with this movie and it doesn’t matter.

DMX and Jet Li duke it out in a high-rise apartment before becoming allies against the evil Ling (Mark Dacascos), who kidnaps Fait’s daughter and threatens the world by selling nuclear weapons that look like black diamonds.

Sound complicated?

It should, because that is as thick as the plot gets. Director Andrzej Bartkowiak throws the action at you so fast that all that is left is time for the good guys to win and the bad guys to lose.

“X marks the spot” ironically is Fait’s opening line because he just happens to see an “X” marking the spot of a diamond-filled vault. This sets the tone for the below-par dialogue throughout the film. The actors say “faith” before and after Fait and his crew do something dangerous. This seems out of place because there is no rhyme or reason given for the use of the word, except maybe, just to sound good.

Li doesn’t say much. I suppose this is good because he still has a heavy accent. But I will give credit for his dialogue improvement – Li says, “I’m not Bruce.” And guess what? Li finally swears.

What keeps “Cradle 2 the Grave” from going six feet under is the action. There is no foreplay to the thrills as Li begins by jumping from floor to floor of a high-rise by way of its balconies and breaking wine bottles with his fists.

The fight scenes do not have the feel of “The Matrix,” meaning it’s not in slow motion with bullet dodging, but it’s more like an all-out street fight that’s quick to go over the top whenever possible. Li successfully breaks a fighter’s arm in three places, throws another opponent to the side of a chain link cage and thwarts the rest of the unruly mob by using a midget. All of this holds true to the theory that a new way to kill someone makes for a great movie.

Surprisingly, the inevitable car chase in this well-rounded action move is great. DMX shows his “Rough Ryder” skills when he takes the cops for a spin on his ATV. The good thing is “Cradle 2 the Grave” doesn’t sugar coat its crashes. The cars will crash violently into each other, looking like scenes from “The World’s Wildest Police Videos.”

Li and DMX will suck you in and spit you out during the span of the movie. With low plot value and intense action, you’ll leave the theater feeling mentally drained but entertained.