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Terrible, 8 December 2003
Author:
Mike Helfield (Invictus) from Montreal West, Quebec
I was shocked to see how utterly poor this film was. I am huge fan of
Steven Seagal and martial arts films in general. The plot was very hard to
follow: he is in France, then Germany, Poland, back to Germany, then back to
Poland, then to Norway (!). What in blue blazes in going on?
The action is very stale. There are way too many gun battles, which do not
really become Mr. Seagal. His success has been through showing the audience
his Aikido skills: they suit his personality so well. There are a few
instances in which he uses those skills, but the context just isn't there.
Perhaps the problem is that Seagal is playing the character of an "assassin"
or "bad guy for hire". His fortee is is playing a police officer in an
American urban environment.
My next plaint is against the director of this film. There are far too
many camera techniques right before Seagal or the main Bad Guy (Benoit)
shoot someone. What is with that? I am no expert in cinematography or film
(as a technical subject), but these techniques are as outdated as star
wipes. They are simply not done any more.
I advise Mr. Seagal to stick with what he does best. This is not to say he
should be predictable, but that he should be creative within a framework
that most suits his abilities.
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