Steven Seagal has, in my mind, always been a poor man's Clint Eastwood, and these two movies prove it. In Exit Wounds, he plays a cop who is demoted to a tough precinct, only to find the place riddled with corruption, and him sticking his nose in where it doesn't belong. DMX plays a lead suspect who may or may not be involved. The action scenes are loud and frantic and come every five minutes, although the rushing sounds of each kick make it laughable. Out For Justice, however, is a no-nonsense, ultra-violent revenge thriller with Seagal playing an Italian cop with links to the mob out to find the man who killed his friend and fellow cop. Unlike Exit Wounds, which does have some comic relief, Out For Justice does, and is just violent scene after violent scene. Character development and subplots don't exist. Maybe the makers of the Seagal films believe that his fans don not have the capacity to store these facts. Personally, I prefer my movies to have stronger stories, characters and half decent direction, not just a film where people get various body parts blown off.
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Soho_Black 19.01.2008 20:17
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD features. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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