- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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2 out of 5
Steven Seagal looks far from the svelte fast-moving hero he should be in this action drama. He plays Orin Boyd, a disgraced cop who is transferred to a tough inner-city precinct where he discovers his new colleagues are selling heroin to drug dealers. Seagal's comeback film, based on the novel by John Westermann, sees Warner Bros reunite many of the cast and crew of the equally disappointing Romeo Must Die, including director Andrzej Bartkowiak and producer Joel Silver. Seagal's performance is typically wooden, and the Toronto locations are hardly convincing as downtown Detroit. However, rapper DMX provides some relief from the usual Seagal shenanigans. The poster reads "This is gonna hurt", and indeed it does, for just under two hours.
Plot Summary
Gritty action drama starring Steven Seagal. Detroit detective Orin Boyd saves the US vice-president from assassination and is reprimanded for meddling in secret service matters. Transferred to the city's notorious 15th Precinct, he uncovers corruption that leads straight back to police headquarters.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Orin Boyd
- Steven Seagal
- George Clark
- Isaiah Washington
- Henry Wayne
- Tom Arnold
- Latrell Walker
- DMX
- Annette Mulcahy
- Jill Hennessy
- TK
- Anthony Anderson
- Strutt
- Michael Jai White
- Hinges
- Bill Duke
Crew
- Director
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
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