Well, not 'dangerous' in a physical sense, but I do wonder if viewing even half or a third of Seagal's output over the last 15 years might have deleterious effects on a movie-fan's sensibilities.
Lots of snappy fight choreography but riddled with so many jump cuts and special effects (this one seems especially rough on the prop furniture) that it's hard to really care after the fourth or fifth time Seagal throws someone across a room into a table or something.
There's also lots of world-weary dialog, mostly from Seagal, as he does whatever he calls "acting" these days...and there's a LOT of posing and dialog heavy scenes between 3rd and 4th level bad guys saying boring and stupid things to each other when Seagal is off camera. (I am willing to give Seagal and the director some possible credit here, maybe wanting some lesser known actors to get a little extra screen time for their wallets and their resumes. But these ancillary scenes drag the movie to a halt every time).
I dunno. This one seemed to have a little more heart than much of his recent output, but I would rather watch "Out For Justice" a dozen more times than see this again even once.
Lots of snappy fight choreography but riddled with so many jump cuts and special effects (this one seems especially rough on the prop furniture) that it's hard to really care after the fourth or fifth time Seagal throws someone across a room into a table or something.
There's also lots of world-weary dialog, mostly from Seagal, as he does whatever he calls "acting" these days...and there's a LOT of posing and dialog heavy scenes between 3rd and 4th level bad guys saying boring and stupid things to each other when Seagal is off camera. (I am willing to give Seagal and the director some possible credit here, maybe wanting some lesser known actors to get a little extra screen time for their wallets and their resumes. But these ancillary scenes drag the movie to a halt every time).
I dunno. This one seemed to have a little more heart than much of his recent output, but I would rather watch "Out For Justice" a dozen more times than see this again even once.