Nico

I have decided to work my way through Steven Seagal's filmography having not watched him in anything since 1996.

Nico: Above The Law (1988)

Nicolo 'Nico' Toscani is a bad ass Chicago cop who "should be wearing a number not a badge" His partner is Jacks a strong, well written woman played by the excellent Pam GrierHis wife is played by Sharon Stone, but she isn't really given much to dI.

Segeal makes a decent acting debut. He is certainly effective. I forgot how receeding his hair was back then. He was really lean back then too. He does have a strong screen presence. It is obvious he is doing a lot of his own stunts too, Annoyingly some of the fight sequences are full of quick cuts and close ups. There is a shockingly bad use of a dummy (you can see it in the trailer)

It's more layered than your usual action flick, but it's not very original (it is really similar to Code Of Silence which is also directed by Andrew Davis) and there is some ropey acting at times

I do not know if my Blu-ray is cut, but the ending seems to be cut. Segeal has a lot of blood on his face for someone who was only punched twice.

Nico: Above The Law grossed $18 million at the domestic box office (on a $7 million budget) to end 1988 as the 56th highest grossing movie of the year.