Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. After four years of peace, Steven Seagal has returned to wreak havoc and, as expected, does it with as much noise as is humanly possible. While the thought of Seagal swapping high kicks and gunfire with a host of unrepentant baddies may send a chill down the spines of some, there is a host of predominantly male viewers who will love the chaos of this film.
Meathead violence does sell tickets.
It takes five minutes for the hail of bullets, car crashes and head thumping to begin. The opening sequence serves no real purpose other than to underline the unpopular but effective methods Seagal's cop character Boyd uses. In case you hadn't guessed it, he's a good guy with a bad attitude, though that's a polite way of describing it. Oh, and don't be distracted by the thoughtful speech on gun control delivered at the start of this film. Although I briefly thought Seagal may finally have lucked onto an interesting plot line, I'm sad to say it really doesn't have anything to do with the story either.