An American action film; A story set in Chicago about a recently retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent whose family is attacked by a drug lord so he retaliates with fierce vengeance. While this amounts to a formulaic crime based actioner, it has a charismatic protagonist who cuts a striking figure dispatching villains in well choreographed martial arts. Otherwise it lacks suspense. Low lighting works well for mood and tone but in some scenes it feels too murky for purpose. Many of the villainous characters are bluntly observed. They either reinforce racial stereotypes or talk in a clichéd 'made man' gangster speak.
Review of Marked for Death
