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Director: Keoni Waxman
Writer: Keoni Waxman
Starring: Steven Seagal
Distributor: Sony (US)
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A Dangerous Man
marks Seagal’s first film for the year 2010. It’s also his 35th feature
film, and his 21st straight to dvd release. I feel the need to point
this out, as the movie itself provides no interest whatsoever. Well,
that’s a lie. I’m just pissed off as it could have been a Seagal
classic, but a boring an pointless second act and bland villains kills
it.
This
movie opens strong. We learn that Seagal has spent the last 15 years in
jail for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s now out, and pissed off.
After a failed mugging he decides hit the road and start a new life in
the country. He reaches a small town where he witness two Mexicans
killing a state trooper. Seagal steps in and… well nuff said. Seagal
and a Russian teenager named Sergey (Jesse Hutch) find’s a girl and
cash in the Mexicans boot. We learn that the girl (Jackie) was part of
an illegal diamond sale that went wrong. She was taken hostage and her
father was pay a ransom to the Mexican mafia. The make matter worst the
local police are in on it as well. Act one is packed tight full of
action and plot. We’re even treated to a James Bond-que opening
sequences that establishes all the main characters. So… now let’s go to
the massive waste of time also known as the second act. NOTHING
HAPPENS. The villains talk, and talk, and talk and talk. BUT NOTHING
HAPPENS! Seriously if you want to watch this film I’d suggest at 33.50
you skip to 56.40 as your going to miss NOTHING. NOTHING HAPPENS! The
bad guys talk about goodness knows what? The lead villain in the film
is Byron Mann. You might remember him as Sunti who was Seagal’s highly
charismatic side kick in Belly of the Beast (2003). None of this
charisma transfers into this role. Byron Mann is a good actor, he’s
just not good in this role. In fact all the bad guys barely register
any interest; on the flip side the good guys are highly likable.
Seagal
and Jackie (Jeanettea Antonio) join back with Sergey and his father
(Jerry Wasserman). They get a shit load of guns and they take down the
bad guys. The third act is good, but can’t make up for the second one.
“… and to answer the second part of your question, I want you dead”.
This
is the third Seagal movie to be produced by Voltage Pictures. All in
all I’m impressed with they’re work. They clearly like Seagal and
understand what the fans want to see. What I like most is there classic
Seagal dialogue such as “I’m going to fuck you up so badly you mumma
wont recognize you or your coffin” I’ve sprinkled some quotable
throughout the review. Also this seems to be one of the few d2dvd
Seagal film that he hasn’t been redubbed by an actor that sounds
nothing like him.
“I
just got out of prison for something I didn’t, and before that I used
to study real hard. I learnt all different ways to kill mother fuckers
like you”.
This
film is surprisingly violent. Seagal fans haven’t seen anything this
graphic since Out for Justice (1991). (He is also sporting the same
bandanna look) There are scenes in which Seagal literary beats people
to death with his bear hands. If you’re a Seagal fan you will know that
90% of his moves are this reflecting hand technique (I don’t know the
official name of it). He mixed up his fighting more so than usual. He
even pulls out his rarely seen “Seagal Power Kick”. On top of that he
barely touches a gun – which is a good thing. There is nothing worst
than watching a film that stars someone know for there fighting
ablities and they spend the entire film with a gun. Anyone can fire a
gun, only Seagal can grab that gun, release the barrel and beat a man
to death with the jiggered end (as demonstrated in the failed mugging
in act one).
“we’ve checked you past, you were special forces. Some one took this guy apart”
My
hat goes off to the production designer as the film was set I (I
assume) the midwest of American but was really shot in Russia. You
wouldn’t be able. I knew this before I saw the movie and I even had
doubts
A Dangerous Man (2010) is for fans only. I’d suggest renting before buying.
LESLIE MORRIS 01/01/10
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