Out for a Kill

Rating:
Summary: Terrible, Really Terrible, and That's All I Can Say
Review: Shot back-to-back with terrible "The Foreigner" Steven Seagal comes back with another terrible movie. It is beyond my capacity to describe how bad it is, but I can say that I slept while watching it in theater (yes, they released it theatrically in Japan, you know, what a silly decision).

The plot is non-existent, but it should be alright if there are good amount of exciting actions. Sorry, but there are none, and though the film is supposed to follow the one-man's vendetta against Chinese mafia after his beloved ones are killed by them because of the drug lord, there is no emotional power that would make us relate to the hero Steven plays. His "Hard to Kill" is not a classic, but it has a power enough to make it worth watching.

Anyway, Steven Seagal is dressed as an eminent professor of archeology (!) who receives an award from Yale University. Seriously. Well, there still would be no reason for us to doubt the authenticity of that character if only his name was something other than "Robert Burns." Come on! Is this a bad joke using the name of famous poet? The naming is as laughable as that of "Postman" where Kevin Costner called a fictional American president "Richard Sterkey" (aka Ringo Starr).

And actions are terrible. Just terrible. Because of the poor, choppy editing, you don't know what is happening on the screen. The murky lighting also damages the actions, and if they think they are shooting a noir film, they are utterly mistaken -- see how Steven Seagal's character speaks the line like "You killed my wife" as if ordering a cheeseburger, and you will know why.

Director Michael Oblowitz once made "This World, Then Fireworks," a so-so noir starring Bliiy Zane, but "Out for a Kill," together with "The Foreigner," totally erased what impressed me before. And as to Steven Seagal ... what can I say? It was 11 years ago when he hit the No. 1 at the US box-office with "Under Siege," and that was really a long time ago.

Rating:
Summary: Terrible, Really Terrible, and That's All I Can Say
Review: Shot back-to-back with terrible "The Foreigner" Steven Seagal comes back with another terrible movie. It is beyond my capacity to describe how bad it is, but I can say that I slept while watching it in theater (yes, they released it theatrically in Japan, you know, what a silly decision).

The plot is non-existent, but it should be alright if there are good amount of exciting actions. Sorry, but there are none, and though the film is supposed to follow the one-man's vendetta against Chinese mafia after his beloved ones are killed by them because of the drug lord, there is no emotional power that would make us relate to the hero Steven plays. His "Hard to Kill" is not a classic, but it has a power enough to make it worth watching.

Anyway, Steven Seagal is dressed as an eminent professor of archeology (!) who receives an award from Yale University. Seriously. Well, there still would be no reason for us to doubt the authenticity of that character if only his name was something other than "Robert Burns." Come on! Is this a bad joke using the name of famous poet? The naming is as laughable as that of "Postman" where Kevin Costner called a fictional American president "Richard Sterkey" (aka Ringo Starr).

And actions are terrible. Just terrible. Because of the poor, choppy editing, you don't know what is happening on the screen. The murky lighting also damages the actions, and if they think they are shooting a noir film, they are utterly mistaken -- see how Steven Seagal's character speaks the line like "You killed my wife" as if ordering a cheeseburger, and you will know why.

Director Michael Oblowitz once made "This World, Then Fireworks," a so-so noir starring Bliiy Zane, but "Out for a Kill," together with "The Foreigner," totally erased what impressed me before. And as to Steven Seagal ... what can I say? It was 11 years ago when he hit the No. 1 at the US box-office with "Under Siege," and that was really a long time ago.

Rating:
Summary: Terrible, Really Terrible, and That's All I Can Say
Review: Shot back-to-back with terrible "The Foreigner" Steven Seagal comes back with another terrible movie. It is beyond my capacity to describe how bad it is, but I can say that I slept while watching it in theater (yes, they released it theatrically in Japan, you know, what a silly decision).

The plot is non-existent, but it should be alright if there are good amount of exciting actions. Sorry, but there are none, and though the film is supposed to follow the one-man's vendetta against Chinese mafia after his beloved ones are killed by them because of the drug lord, there is no emotional power that would make us relate to the hero Steven plays. His "Hard to Kill" is not a classic, but it has a power enough to make it worth watching.

Anyway, Steven Seagal is dressed as an eminent professor of archeology (!) who receives an award from Yale University. Seriously. Well, there still would be no reason for us to doubt the authenticity of that character if only his name was something other than "Robert Burns." Come on! Is this a bad joke using the name of famous poet? The naming is as laughable as that of "Postman" where Kevin Costner called a fictional American president "Richard Sterkey" (aka Ringo Starr).

And actions are terrible. Just terrible. Because of the poor, choppy editing, you don't know what is happening on the screen. The murky lighting also damages the actions, and if they think they are shooting a noir film, they are utterly mistaken -- see how Steven Seagal's character speaks the line like "You killed my wife" as if ordering a cheeseburger, and you will know why.

Director Michael Oblowitz once made "This World, Then Fireworks," a so-so noir starring Bliiy Zane, but "Out for a Kill," together with "The Foreigner," totally erased what impressed me before. And as to Steven Seagal ... what can I say? It was 11 years ago when he hit the No. 1 at the US box-office with "Under Siege," and that was really a long time ago.

Rating:
Summary: Out for a Kill
Review: Sorry children of the millennium with fingertip access to instant action- this movie was good. As a 38 year old athlete/martial artist in stellar shape, experience has shown me, and should tell others in martial arts, or video game martial artists, advanced fighters know what works. Seagal knows what works. Good fights DO NOT last long. Please understand that. Enter this movie knowing its good. Hard to follow at first. Camera "style" should be backed off about 10% (keep some edge, but make it easier to follow). There was a sound problem: loud music and inaudible voices. Soundtrack should be lowered 10%; voices up 10%. I turned on subtitles because the movie is good and worth it. It gained momentum 10 minutes in. There was NO stopping the determined person. This is the lesson for all of us. It was a risky for Seagal to walk into a barber shop when gun play could erupt. I forgave this as my lack of understanding possibly--guns would not be used by this traditional group,location, etc. He pulled off scenes with an admirer as a pure gentleman and his mind on task. Sure, it would be nice to not get old and to keep a six-pack. Seagal conditions himself more than any of us realize. It will slow him down to not address fitness still further. I wish more than anything America and my man Seagal would live the fit warrior life, for joy, and for clowns who believe someone is worthy only if they are slim. He guaranteed will put a hurt on the unwise--95% of fighters. The lady cop was, contrary to other reviewers, excellently played. She held up her part well. Best wishes America!

Rating:
Summary: Zero Stars
Review: The biggest waste of 90 minutes. As a big fan of segal flix, this has to be the worst of them all. Bloated,fat and out of shape, segal just doesnt have what it takes anymore to make a good action flic.The plot was horrible, and the action sequences were dull and boring. I mean i would like to have seen somone give segal at least some competition. I would give it zero stars. Horrible, save your 4.00 for a jet lee flic.

Rating:
Summary: Out for a Kill
Review: The worst Seagal movie I've ever seen. I have all his other movies but pass on this one. Corny acting, bad filming, bad dialogue, bad story line. Just an all around bad movie. And Seagal is looking bad. He better start getting himself back in shape. It's pretty bad when the actor has to wear a long leather coat and put his hands in the pockets to pull it out so as to cover up the pot belly. He's starting to look like Elvis in his last years.

Rating:
Summary: Worst Ever. Get Seagal a Treadmill
Review: This had to be the worst ever. Seagal needs a treadmill or retire to a wheelchair.Like the other reviews said the slowing down and speeding up in the fight scenes was awful. My grandmother can kick Seagals %$#@ .Better of with some Vin D flicks and retire Seagal.

Rating:
Summary: ::Grunt:: ::Groan::
Review: Whoa.

Steven Seagal is the guilty pleasure movie star. He's a very bad actor, he has a pony tail, he makes movies where he bullies people and smacks them around. Yet has his own built-in appeal--a completely shameless, mysterious tough guy to the end persona.

However, his latest slew of films indicate that he is done for. A bunch of straight to DVD titles prove how far the mighty have fallen.

Out for a Kill comes very close to knocking Ticker off the list as the worst Seagal film. Only that film's more famous cast made it that much worse.

I don't know how to describe this film except BAD--as in worse than most bad TV movies. I know Seagal got a few million for this, easy, so I don't feel bad for the guy. But the quality of the film is so low that it makes early Seagal works like Out for Justice seem like masterpieces.

There are so many composite shots in this film that it tells a nasty story of making low budget films these days. People have access to cgi technology that makes the films look even worse and cheaper than the low budget flicks of the past. Entire sequences are so laughably bad, so cheap, that you may feel unsettled by the whole experience.

The film doesn't even warrant me talking about the story or plot, except to say that Seagal plays a professor(!) Of course, he's a professor who is capable of killing a lot of people violently and of spouting more spiritual mumbo-jumbo that's sure to get laughs.

I don't know what happened to this man, but he tries to portray himself as some kind of messianic figure, clad in a massive leather coat to hide the rolls of fat as he rids the world of vermin. This is embarassing all around.

I would recommend this only to the most die-hard Seagal addicts, of the just plain morbid.

Rating:
Summary: Out for a . . . burger and fries.
Review: With one of the worst titles for any kind of movie in recent memory, this new Steven Seagal actioner limps its way onto DVD. Produced by those kind folks at Nu Image (who have continually amazed us with such direct-to-video nightmares as DERAILED, SPIDERS and OPERATION DELTA FORCE), this is the kind of movie that makes you want to stop watching films altogether.

The story has The Tall Guy playing renowned archeologist Robert Burns, who has unearthed precious artifacts in Eastern China. However, the chinese mafia are using these artifacts to smuggle drugs overseas and within seconds, Seagal is framed, has his assistant murdered and is sent to prison. MInutes (which seem like hours) unfold as Seagal is released by the US/Chinese police, using him as bait to lure the mafia into the open. As these things usually do, everything goes wrong for the police and Seagal's wife is killed in a fiery explosion, leaving him distraught, angry and (ahem) out for a kill.

With a plot that resembles a convoluted DEATH WISH sequel crossed with a dozen Hong Kong actioners, this movie fails to involve the viewer at any point. Seagal himself seems bored out of his mind, as he casually walks around seedy areas of town tracking down the men who killed his wife, getting up to the odd rough and tumble with every kung fu villain around who manages to look at him the wrong way. A fight sequence in a gent's hairdressers manages to be not only boring, but also mildly embarrassing as Seagal's opponent is obviously on wires and his movements defy any gravity at all, and the scene comes across looking awkward and pointless.

Director Michael Oblowitz (who collaborated on Seagal's last flick, a dreadful number called THE FOREIGNER) seems to have no flair for action whatsoever, insisting on long takes, dull characterisation, lazy pacing and making no effort to get the best out of his performers at all. His MTV-lite camera work is dull, and everyone in his movies seems to be acting as though they were in a Calvin Klein commercial. What with this, the aforementioned THE FOREIGNER and the awful vampire 'non' action flick THE BREED, Oblowitz needs to take an 'Action Movie 101' course. Quickly.

Adding another dud to his CV, Seagal seems to be intent on destroying any chance of a movie career that he reclaimed with the fun actioner EXIT WOUNDS, by appearing in films like this. What with this, the headache inducing HALF PAST DEAD and TICKER (where I thought there was nowhere lower for him to go), its sad to see a former action giant running around in non-events such as these. I can only hope he goes back to Warner Bros, and makes some decent action output again. Even his last effort there, the tired FIRE DOWN BELOW looks like a DIE HARD movie compared to his latter efforts.

Columbia-Tristars' disc is clean of any extras, except a trailer. The picture and audio quality are sharp, and the only picture problems arise from the film being shot in fake neon-lights and awful bare-bones locations.

All-in-all, not a winner. If you have to put yourself through it, make sure you have a copy of EXIT WOUNDS or OUT FOR JUSTICE ready to jam into your DVD player once this one is over. Remember him for the gems he used to make, not the ones he's cranking out now . . .

Rating:
Summary: Definately not on par.......
Review: You know, I don't like to disagree with people a lot, but I really hated this movie! Now don't get me wrong, it had a lot of potential and some good fights, but where's the classic Segal? I want him to make more movies like the glimmer man. The acting I thought was just horrible in this! So horrible it actually made me laugh! Now, I'm sure if you are thinking about watching this, it's not for the plot or the acting, but for the action. Now, there is alot of action, but it's done so poorly! Just about every fight is done before it even stared, with most of the fighting done by what looks like speeding up the camera and the rest is slow-motion (which is used excessively in this movie) of guys getting flipped in the air! The longest shootout/fight is in the beginning with people without weapons being gunned down in a club! I don't want to see that! I want the classic fights that last a while, and only a little slow motion here and there with people getting thrown through glass and such, not this short quick stuff. There was even a fight that seemed to be more in place in a jackie chan movie cause it was so comical instad of serious. I saw how they wanted certain scenes to be "the cool shot" but they try way too often and it just doesn't work. Sometimes its hard to see what's going on with the camera jumping around, and I have to say that if you are an action fan, there are many other better movies than this to buy, or even rent....only watch if you have seen everything else!