You never know what you're getting with one of Seagal's straight-to-DVD movies. Some, like Into the Sun, are just horrible, while others, like Urban Justice, are excellent. This one was pretty good. Oh, you had the negatives - an overweight, old-looking Seagal with labored breathing and a weird toupee' like Little Eddie from The Munsters. Also, Seagal insists on having that phony southern accent in all of his latest films. Then, there's his hot wife at the beginning of he film, who's at least 35 years younger than Seagal and she gives him a nude lap dance while he grabs her boob. The things actresses will do to get a part! Then, we have Tia, an attractive 20 year old woman and Sergey, a good-looking young man of around the same age. They have good chemistry together as they face danger throughout the film. But guess who gets Tia at he end? Here's a clue: not Sergey. Yuck! The villains were well-portrayed and the acting was very good. The cinematography was great - very well-directed and included some breathtaking Canadian scenery (Okay, the huge parking lot in front of a majestic lake with snow-capped mountains - then again, everything in Canada is snow- capped). The dialogue was pretty funny. Seagal actually told Tia to shut the **** up. Then, the head Russian dude told a dirty cop what they do to cops in Russia..I can't repeat it here, but it's classic. Seagal went over the edge in this one early on in the film when he tells a guy he's going to **** him up ugly. Then he proceeds to do with the barrel of a handgun what Joe Peschi did with a Bic pen to that guy in Casino. Then here was the unintentionally funny scene where the Chinese commandos, under the cover of darkness and faces painted black, lay siege to the headquarters. One small error - they have high-beam flashlights that would make them visible mile away. The climactic gun battle was a bit too long - it actually lulled me to sleep and I had to go back.
Review of A Dangerous Man
