Filmed at the time when Seagal was a bankable star. Tall, skinny, charismatic and with a perfect face for camera. And this one is one of my favorite early Seagal films, which is still watchable today. Let's begin.
Seagal plays a temporary retired DEA agent who returns home just to find out that Jamaican drug gangs are swarming his hometown. So, as usual he gather his friends and armaments and proceed to give the villains some good Seagal justice. Because this is a Seagal film, you don't need to pay attention to anything that important. Just to be entertained is the main focus. Like in most of Hollywood action films. What can you say about Seagal here? Well, nothing actually. The guy can't act, he is the master of his own "acting style" called "Seagalism" and he can't do anything about it. He is basically himself here, playing the same hero, with the same appearance again. One of his friends is played by Keith David. Easily the coolest character in the film and one of the best actors in the film. Keith David is a great actor and they could have gave him more material to work with. Our leading villain is Screwface, played by Basil Wallace. I have to admit, Screwface is pretty much underrated character and performance by Wallace is great. Though I think that his Jamaican accent is little bit over the top. I am not an expert on accents, but that's just what I think. The other Seagal partner is Charles, played by Tom Wright. Wright is always cool and relaxed in his performances, therefore, he is pretty much enjoyable to watch here. We have Joanna Pacula as a police detective, who serves as a love interest for Seagal, however, there was nothing much between them, although their scenes suggested so. They, indeed had some chemistry. So, there is actually no further point in providing development for any of the characters. We have appearances of Elizabeth Gracen, Kevin Dunn, Peter Jason and Bette Ford, for example and early appearances of Danny Trejo and Danielle Harris. Also, musician Jimmy Cliff makes a cameo appearance. Him and Seagal are friends in real life. So, you can see the connection right there.
The movie overall, is not bad. It's a typical Seagal action film from the 90s, which is very enjoyable with high-voltage action scenes and, also with good fighting scenes. This is one of those films where Seagal is using Aikido very extensively, which is well choreographed. There is no special need to talk about the story, script, cinematography (though film has this dark toned camera), editing and other stuff... Just turn off your brain and enjoy this film. It's a classic today.
Seagal plays a temporary retired DEA agent who returns home just to find out that Jamaican drug gangs are swarming his hometown. So, as usual he gather his friends and armaments and proceed to give the villains some good Seagal justice. Because this is a Seagal film, you don't need to pay attention to anything that important. Just to be entertained is the main focus. Like in most of Hollywood action films. What can you say about Seagal here? Well, nothing actually. The guy can't act, he is the master of his own "acting style" called "Seagalism" and he can't do anything about it. He is basically himself here, playing the same hero, with the same appearance again. One of his friends is played by Keith David. Easily the coolest character in the film and one of the best actors in the film. Keith David is a great actor and they could have gave him more material to work with. Our leading villain is Screwface, played by Basil Wallace. I have to admit, Screwface is pretty much underrated character and performance by Wallace is great. Though I think that his Jamaican accent is little bit over the top. I am not an expert on accents, but that's just what I think. The other Seagal partner is Charles, played by Tom Wright. Wright is always cool and relaxed in his performances, therefore, he is pretty much enjoyable to watch here. We have Joanna Pacula as a police detective, who serves as a love interest for Seagal, however, there was nothing much between them, although their scenes suggested so. They, indeed had some chemistry. So, there is actually no further point in providing development for any of the characters. We have appearances of Elizabeth Gracen, Kevin Dunn, Peter Jason and Bette Ford, for example and early appearances of Danny Trejo and Danielle Harris. Also, musician Jimmy Cliff makes a cameo appearance. Him and Seagal are friends in real life. So, you can see the connection right there.
The movie overall, is not bad. It's a typical Seagal action film from the 90s, which is very enjoyable with high-voltage action scenes and, also with good fighting scenes. This is one of those films where Seagal is using Aikido very extensively, which is well choreographed. There is no special need to talk about the story, script, cinematography (though film has this dark toned camera), editing and other stuff... Just turn off your brain and enjoy this film. It's a classic today.