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Seagal is almost back., 15 septembre 2007

Auteur : Thomas Jolliffe (supertom-3) de Marlow, England

Steven Seagal's career post Under Siege has been one in constant need of resurgence. On Deadly Ground was greeted with acid tongued derision from critics, thus followed up by Under Siege 2, an upturn, though still unfavourable in comparison to the first. Exit Wounds followed another string of poorly received outings. Then the downward spiral hit high gear with the odd (and only slight) upturn in films like Belly Of The Beast and Into The Sun. In 2007 it's seemingly a crunch moment. Seagal needs an upturn. His fan base is in danger of decimating, perhaps jumping ship to Jean Claude, Wesley or Dolph, heck maybe even Don Wilson when you consider how bad Attack Force was. Urban Justice needed to be decent, needed to hit the high notes. But did it? Well overall…it kinda did. Not to say it's a great film by any means, but it's an upturn in fortune for Seagal, and most importantly, the man himself really comes out of his corner throwing some big shots again. He's not been out for the count quite yet, and with a few rounds left in him, maybe he can still turn this fight in his favour (nice analogy huh?).

Urban Justice firstly steers clear of the trend of Seagal's post Exit Wounds flicks, and that is CIA/FBI conspiracy subplots that eat away at the pacing and clarity of his recent flicks. This plot line is simple, straight and laid out. Seagal's son gets killed, and he wants the killer, nothing more. There's nothing too much on the side that gets in the way of Seagal getting from A to B. Secondly the film features Seagal as prominently as a leading man actually should feature, both in screen time (some of his recent flicks have him disappear for sometimes 15 minutes at a time!) and ADR participation (no dubbing this time folks). Above all Seagal manages to bring back some of his charisma that had seemingly been left behind in the early 90's somewhere along with Kelly Le Brocks hotness. Seagal's cool again, he's badass! Sure a little chunky and sweaty still, but he kicks ass! The action in this film is pretty good too. There's a plethora of hand to hand fights, which believe it or not, actually feature Seagal himself! Yes amazing given recent history. His stand in, stunt double and ADR double sat around twiddling there thumbs in this picture, and that's good. Seagal fans don't want those guys too busy. The fights are pretty decent though and Seagal unleashes some pretty savage beat-downs. We get vintage moves here. He breaks every conceivable bone in the human body during this flick, a femur on one guy, and a couple of ribs on another and so on. Best and coolest of all is the fact that Seagal once again looks like he could kick most guys assess! He's quick in this film I'm telling you. It's that old school Seagal who can virtually stand on the spot, but a few lightening moves of the arms and hands, and big ol' size 16 boots from no where, and the bad guys are floored. The fights are well edited and though tightly shot, they pack a punch, and the sound design is top notch. As for the rest of the action, we have disappointingly lame car chase. Not so much down to budget, but down to a complete lack of any kinetic energy and imaginative stunt work. The shoot outs are almost Hard Target insane! Meaning entire clips are unloaded on each individual bad guy, and blood shoots out all over the damn place! In fact the blood impacts in this film are the most insane I've ever seen and totally illogical, but I love it. It's the kind of super-violence Seagal used to produce. Seagal also gives his best performance in a few years. He seems interested, engaged and as I said shows off his charisma here.

The director Don E Fauntleroy was previously responsible for two of Seagal's shoddiest works. His inclusion in this was a worry, but while those first two collaborations with Big Pappa lacked any real autuership of any kind, here it's different. Fauntleroy manages to project some vision here, some style. We're not talking Scorsese, but for these sorts of flicks he's serviceable. Elsewhere the co-stars are not too bad. In particular there's a decent cameo from Danny Trejo, while Eddie Griffin makes for a somewhat cartoony but well suited villain.

On the negative side, though the plot is very simple, it's simplicity should have lent itself to a quicker pace of movie. The mid section suffers some lag, with too many gangster based dialogue scenes. That might not have been so bad if anything important was being said, and also the script is problematic in that the hip hop dialogue isn't very realistic. It's as if the writer knew only a couple of hood words and decided to repeat them endlessly. "Aaaaaaariiiiggghhht", "Mother-f**ker" and in particular "n***er" are words that are overused to levels of almost annoyance. The relationship between Seagal and his snitch and also landlady could have been developed but instead feel needless and pasted in. Above all it would have been a few more scenes with Seagal. Elsewhere the score is pretty bad. It's a rush job without question and one that jars against the competent direction, editing, and an in form Seagal.

Overall this isn't exactly a great film, but in Seagal's recent canon, it's top notch. Importantly, the man himself is back to his old self again. If a better film can be put around him, he'll surely be able to deliver a film to rival his best ones. As it is, Urban Justice is a welcome filler and good solid Saturday night home entertainment. Coming from one of Seagal's harshest (though I maintain, realist) fans, that's saying something. **1/2

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Seagal fans rejoice, the old-school hardcore Seagal has returned!!!!!, 16 octobre 2007

Auteur : jet_li_fan15 de Australie

To begin, I know that all loyal Seagal fans, including myself, began to lose faith in the big guy on account of the last few dtv movies he has churned out (namely Attack Force, Flight of Fury, Black Dawn, Shadow Man). The reason for this was the constant use of stunt and fight doubles, un-inspired fight sequences, the use of not-even-close-to-sounding-like-him voice dubbing and the lack of continuity.

That was then, and when all hope seemed to be lost, Urban Justice graces the video store. Let me say this now, every Steven Seagal fan needs to go and rent this for the sheer proof that he has returned to absolute top form and then some. The movie is loaded with martial arts sequences, and here's the best part, Seagal does 100% of his fights!! Voice dubbing is completely absent and he actually looks like he is enjoying himself in this one. Supporting Seagal is comedian Eddie Griffin, who is perfectly cast as the villain and provides some genuine laughs at times.

I know that the steep decline in quality in Seagal's movies has upset hardcore and loyal fans to the point of almost no return (I was almost there myself), but I need to stress that not since his Out For Justice days has there been the sheer brutality present in his movies. I can say with all honesty that Urban Justice is up to par in terms of the graphic violence and tough guy antics. Seagal dishes out punishment like I have never seen before, he is absolutely ruthless and savage during the fight scenes.

All I can say is give it a try because you certainly will not be disappointed, the old-school hardcore Seagal that we all love and have eagerly awaited for has finally returned!!

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The return to form we've been waiting for, 22 septembre 2007

Auteur : death_jamm_productions de Royaume-Uni

I don't usually post reviews but for this film i felt I had to, for all the Seagal fans that have suffered through his lazily shot dtv movies which have ranged from boring, downright awful to almost unwatchable-Urban Justice comes as more than just a breath of fresh air. This film is a throwback to the days when a Seagal film would spit out wanton violence for the pure sake of it; needless blood and gore simply because it could and Seagal beating people up with no mercy at all. Yes this is the film every Seagal has been waiting for, if you disliked the relatively toned down theatrics of Exit Wounds and Half past Dead and were disappointed by the glimpses of past glory in Into the Sun and Belly of the beast, then Urban justice is that remedy.

Not only do you get numerous brutal martial arts set pieces, broken bones,snapped necks and blood spraying around everywhere like a Takeshi Miike picture, but Seagal takes pi**ed off stoic 'im going to kill everyone' attitude to a new level, in this movie he is a one man army mowing down anyone who is going to mess with him. He makes his characters in Marked for Death and Out for Justice seem like choir boys.

Don Fauntleroy has done an amazing job of resurrecting a Seagal who seemed himself not to care where his career was going and after the shambolic last few movies he has come out with, Seagal has finally upped his game hundredfold. I would say its apparent from the titles sequence the dramatic jump in quality this movie has compared to his recent snooze fests. Sit back and enjoy, Steven Seagal is back!

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Real fan review, 16 septembre 2007

Auteur : jason-davenport de Royaume-Uni

Just saw this movie and wasn't expecting much as his films since exit wounds have been abysmal in my opinion, i haven't even watched flight of fury because by that point i gave up and just started watching the old seagal films when he used to do his own fighting an speech.well this film is a near return to form, its action packed very violent loads of seagal kicking ass, and i didn't spot one voice over, the acting wasn't bad either it is definitely his best film since exit wounds. Steven is still pretty out of shape but he pulls this movie off, there is loads of hand to hand combat,guns,knives and car action. Eddie Griffin does a good job as a gang boss and ads some decent humour to the movie. Don't get me wrong this is no masterpiece and some of the fighting is speeded up but i think real seagal fans will love this and will see it as a very big step in the right direction.

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Seagal back in fine form., 1 octobre 2007

Auteur : argentobuff de Etats-Unis

Since 2001 life has not been too kind for Steven Seagal fans who watched him come back to the number 1 charts with the box office hit exit wounds nearly 7 years ago only to stumble with the less than stellar half past dead,and from there it was dtv jail without passing go. And if that was not bad enough the majority of his dtv films have been howlers aside from a few. Urban Justice had a lot riding against its success as most fans are jaded,but let me say that Urban Justice turned out to be his best and most violent film since exit wounds.

Seagal is Simon Ballister who is attending his policeman son's funeral that was premeditated by crooked cops or local gangsters and Simon is here to simply find out who killed his son and take them to hell. We don't get much exposition on his character other than he is a man with a "dark past",and for the most part it works just fine. Eddie Griffin and Danny Trejo show up for as rival gang leaders with danny's role running about 5 minutes at best. Both men come off well.Yes.Even Eddie Griffin this time.

The real surprise is the lack of stunt doubles and the fact that Seagal is doing all his own fight scenes here.Bones are broke,necks snapped,ball shot upon ball shot,maiming,and gratuitous violence for all as only Steven Seagal can deliver.There are also some nice gunfights that recall Under Siege and a really good car chase.Director Don E. FauntLeRoy does a really good job of directing this time out.

As for Seagal? he is just fine here aside from a Brooklyn accent that pops into an urban drawl and back again. It kind of gets on this viewers nerves.Other than that he is totally hellbent and has that scrappy charm that we remember from the good old days is back.

8/10

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Brilliant!!! Seagal answers his critics: He's still got it!, 7 novembre 2007

Auteur : melon_hands de England

Without a shadow of a doubt, Seagal's best film since Fire Down Below. Exit Wounds? This is better. A simple story which is held together solidly. Forget all the recent awful straight-to-DVD releases like Flight of Fury and Submerged...this is a real quality action flick which deserves to be among Steve's best. Seriously, this is of the quality of his Warner Brothers films. A really enjoyable kickass film.

NO DUBBING! Seagal says all his own lines! STUNT DOUBLE ON THE SIDELINE! Seagal gives out some of his best kickings in years! Eddie Griffin is also great as the f-word machine Armand Tucker. He has some really funny lines which will have you laughing out loud. He's right up there with Travis Dane, Commander Krill and Screwface in the Seagal baddie stakes.

The supporting cast in general is good. Amazing gun-totting car chases. Also...am I the only one who can hear a sample of Nana's 'Lonely' during the score soundtrack? £9.99 well spent.

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much better than attack force still not great though, 17 novembre 2007

Auteur : ghostman16 de Royaume-Uni

Steves last two films (flight of fury,attack force)where how can i say completely rubbish. so one i saw renegade justice in a DVD shop i was a bit reluctant to buy it but i thought to myself give it a try it could be good.so i bought it and hoped for the best lets just say renegade justice is 10 million times better than attack force and flight of fury. but that still doesn't mean it is Seagals comeback far from it.the plot is simple a young cop is shot dead in a drive by shooting in a rough neighbourhood. Seagal plays Simon a mysterious man who wants revenge on the people who shot and killed his son. the film is an improvement compared to his recent movies for instance Seagal is actually doing his own fight scenes without the help of body doubles. also there is no dubbing from someone who sounds nothing like Seagal. but there some annoying parts like when every character speaks they start a sentence with the word mother****er and end every sentence with the word to. also when a person dies they die in an slow motion sequence that really got on my nerves.still not his best but a big improvement lets hope his next film is a bigger improvement.

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Pretty Good Flick, 17 septembre 2007

Auteur : Spookymindz de Etats-Unis

I think if you like bloody movie's this is one you'll love, lots of violence and some well rounded acting for those who know what to expect from a Steven Seagal film, so be prepared for some violence & some kicking (not as high as he used to kick), all & all i liked the movie, wasn't sure if i would but it held my attention and also had some surprises as you'll see, i don't wanna spoil this flick BY telling you too much, so get your popcorn & be ready to see an older fatter Steven Seagal movie that is about a man who seeks revenge for the murder of his son. It's worth seeing if your a fan of this type of movie, Karate, Gun, Fighting, Killing,Gangs, Cops (LAPD) and a 1 man army and a surprise or 2 alone the way for you, sort of suspenseful movie that should keep you watching as it did me. I'll say if you like Steven Seagal then you ought to really like this movie, maybe not his best but very good, and pretty well written & edited and nice camera work. A very well made movie as i said and I hope you'll enjoy it from what I've told you without any spoilers, I seldom write Spoiler. But you do know what kinds of movie Seagal does so this is totally a Steven Seagal that will also keep you interested in the plot with a nicely written script and I had to give It and "R" for it Violence & Language but also a "7" for the edited movie, plot, story & acting, editing, script & camera work & supporting actors (supporting rolls) like Eddie Griffin who helped hold this movie together.

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Unpretentious and gruesome, 22 juin 2008

Auteur : jornfin de Finlande

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Steven Seagal's movies have been subject to all kinds of criticism. This criticism was often justified, but just as often it was beside the point. As far as depth of plot, quality of acting or realism go, Under Siege 1+2 are none the worse than, say, Die Hard 1-3, Rambo 1-4, Speed 1+2 or any number of office box hits that get much better ratings on this site. No action movie can be judged by the same standards as The Godfather or Blade Runner. None of the movies mentioned above deserves a rating above 5 stars by the-movie-as-an-art form-standards. (It would seem that the focus on martial arts alone will demote a movie to trash in the eyes of many, while it'll justify spending a few bucks and two hours of your time, for some others; so Speed or Die Hard get 8/10, Under Siege only 6/10.)

The really annoying trait of Seagal's output in recent years is pretentiousness. I appreciate actions flicks. Life does call for that 2 hour time out with brains turned to low volume, every once in a while. What I can't stand is a movie pretending to be Metropolis, and then transporting no deeper message than "if they bug you, f**k 'em up". In addition to this trait, a number of Seagal's films actually suffer from too good, supporting actors and technical realization. The best (meaning worst) example is The Fire Down Below, which stars a whole bunch of serious actors, is beautifully shot, has an alarming message – and is constantly sabotaged by Seagal himself in his ridiculous outfit with his violent solutions to every problem. His very presence breaks up scene after scene and ruins what could have been an intelligent movie.

Now, Urban Justice is completely free from these annoying traits. Supporting actors are just that – supporting, not stealing the show. The lighting is bad, but otherwise the movie is decently made, and never pretending to be more than late afternoon past time.

What makes it actually interesting is, that for once Seagal dares to move beyond even the most common cliché of the action genre, the one of good against bad, right against wrong. For illustration, on to the spoiler containing part: Seagal's son gets killed, and daddy vows to kill the people who killed the son. At no point is there talk of justice. It's about vengeance for the sake of vengeance, nothing more – nothing less. Interestingly, Seagal's character describes himself as "a bad man with good intentions" and responds to the accusation of being "just as bad as the others (the murderers)" by saying that he is actually "a mother**king lot worse". To really rub it in, at the very end of the movie, after having killed everybody even remotely involved in his son's killing, he lets a major drug dealer go free, because "I came to do one thing, and I did it. I have no beef with you" (note that this is an almost quote: Muhammad Ali famously refused to go to Vietnam because he had "no beef with them Viet Cong"). In another instant of obvious departure from the good-bad-dichotomy, Seagal arbitrarily breaks an unconscious opponent's neck, apparently because he feels like it and to show he's serious.

Taken together, this makes for not only the least pretentious Steven Seagal movie, but for one of the least pretentious actions flicks I have ever seen. It is full of nasty,gruesome hand to hand combat which maintains a high level of realism at almost) all times, it's got tremendous shoot-outs (every shot a shot through, for better blood spray) and an overall feel of darkness and depravity that I find – sorry to say, it, almost – refreshing in the genre.

Recommend entertainment for any action fan, but also for many an independent fan.

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Steven Seagals back for real !!!, 17 septembre 2007

Auteur : Year1988 de Australie

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I went to work this week and had a chance to take home the preview DVD of urban justice and also be the first one in the store to see it. I have to tell everybody this. This is the best Steven seagal film he has done in ages and i mean ages. The fight scenes were at the same quality as in the glimmer man and there were no voice dubs at all and heres the best bit..... there are no stunt doubles in this film i was amazed that being a recent Steven seagal film there was nothing critical wrong with urban justice. The overall plot of the movie was typical Steven seagal material but overall if you are a fan of Steven seagal you will love this action flick. Forget attack force and flight of fury.... Steven seagal is back.

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