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2008 US crime thriller written by and starring Steven Seagal. Memphis homicide detective Jacob King (Seagal) is seeking revenge for the death of his twin brother. His enquiries lead him to seek out Lazereus (Michael Filipowich), a violent killer who is running riot in the city. Catching him is not easy and King has to go deep into the seedy and violent underworld of Memphis. Soul legend and actor Isaac Hayes features as the city coroner in one of his last movie roles.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Robster
Format:DVD
So the recovery continues since the nadir of Attack Force and Mercenary for Justice... Here, after the better attempts given to us in recent outings Urban Justice and Pistol Whipped, Seagal is Jacob King, a Memphis detective with a troubled past on the trail of a serial killer who leaves cryptic clues...
"Wait!", I hear you say, "this is very derivative", and you'd be right... I guess it's best described as se7en-lite, but hey, compared to some of the awful voice-dubbed fluff we've had to endure of late, this is a far more 'together' piece of work.
Seagal wrote this one, and as such he's not content to whisper his way through proceedings, he's far more engaged here than he has been for a long time. Sure, it's not an all out action flick, instead more of a cop thriller as with the precious two outings, but that's no bad thing... Seagal has failed to convince as an action hero for a while now and this more measured pace suits him better... Although, it should be said there are 3 or 4 terrific (and very lengthy) fight scenes here which are better than anything seen from him for ages, but sadly Seagal feels the need to use a body double extensively throughout (apart from the final dust-up) which is not only a shame, but also very odd seeing as he's an Aikido Master!?....
Never the less, this is far more coherent, better paced and well acted (including good a support performance from Issac Hayes) than many previous efforts and for Seagal fans and DTV fans in general, well recommended....
I loved it...
"Wait!", I hear you say, "this is very derivative", and you'd be right... I guess it's best described as se7en-lite, but hey, compared to some of the awful voice-dubbed fluff we've had to endure of late, this is a far more 'together' piece of work.
Seagal wrote this one, and as such he's not content to whisper his way through proceedings, he's far more engaged here than he has been for a long time. Sure, it's not an all out action flick, instead more of a cop thriller as with the precious two outings, but that's no bad thing... Seagal has failed to convince as an action hero for a while now and this more measured pace suits him better... Although, it should be said there are 3 or 4 terrific (and very lengthy) fight scenes here which are better than anything seen from him for ages, but sadly Seagal feels the need to use a body double extensively throughout (apart from the final dust-up) which is not only a shame, but also very odd seeing as he's an Aikido Master!?....
Never the less, this is far more coherent, better paced and well acted (including good a support performance from Issac Hayes) than many previous efforts and for Seagal fans and DTV fans in general, well recommended....
I loved it...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Sam
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Format:DVD
I love Seagal,and have always enjoyed his movies, and this applies on this one. However, Seagal is the only really good thing about this movie. Throughout watching this film, I always thought It has potential to be a great film, but it lacked in many aspects. First, apart from Seagal, the rest of the actors seem totally out of place, and they are probably the worst group of actors I have ever seen in a film. I could not recognize anyone, and their acting seemed very robotic, and looked as if they did not know what they were doing. The story itself is Ok, and the actions sequences are quite good, though at some points they seem to whiz by very fast. I would only recommend this film if you are a big fan of Seagal, or you just want to enjoy a movie with some action and nothing to think about. I hope the next Seagal movie would be a lot better than this one, cause lately he has not been in a movie that shows how good he really is.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Dan Price
Format:DVD
overall getting better. its a good plot and performance by seagal. shame he not doing the fight scenes but then he is nearly 60. keep doing films seagal and il keep watching.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Subtitles - On
Hopefully Steven Seagal learnt making this film that microphones are best placed near the actors. 80 minutes of mumbling and horrendously edited fight scenes. Read more
Published 1 month ago by CM Brett
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor Segal film
One of Seagals worst films. I admired most of his films but this one was very bad. Any action scenes went on too long and the shaking camera meant you could see little of the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. Murphy
4.0 out of 5 stars
"..VIOLENT SEAGAL ACTION.."
One of Seagal's best films in last couple of years, lots of bloody violence and really long cool cut fight scenes where he kicks plenty of butt. Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. Drury
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nearly a fun film spoilt by terrible editing
This was nearly a stupid but great B movie! The big problem is that everytime seagal starts fighting - it goes into epileptic, crazy camera mode. Read more
Published 20 months ago by jamo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super Action-Reißer!!
Steven Seagal's "Kill Switch" ist zwar nicht mit "Under Siege" zu vergleiche weil er ja wie alle Menschen älter und trotzdem cooler Film. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2010 by F. Kunze
2.0 out of 5 stars
Almost a Seagal Comeback
'Kill Switch' is an action movie that was released Direct-to-DVD. The movie has been billed as Seagal's best film in years, which is true if you ask me. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Mitun
5.0 out of 5 stars
UNDERATED SEAGAL THRILLER
This is a largely underated serial killer thriller from actor and fan favorate Steven Seagal. While it is not a typical fight movie, there are several fight scenes (and a very good... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by John Edwards
4.0 out of 5 stars
action with seagal
Seagal at his best, bring on the rest. Look forward to more of the same.
Published on 7 Nov 2009 by Mr. K. C. Holloway
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and probably one of the worst of Steven Seagal
On the Cover it says "Seagals's best film in years". As a long time fan of Steven Seagal action movies I must say that this is definetly not a good effort, it is one of his worst... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by Buzz Lightyear
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor Seagal Film
I'm a Seagal fan, but this was most disappointing. There was a potential plot, but the excessive violence (two overlong beatings delivered by Seagal especially) ruined it.
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by RCDG
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