This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
... View MoreA film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
... View MoreAmazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
... View MoreThere is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.
... View MoreSteven Seagal's 'End of a Gun' from 2016 is an above-average sleek and briskly paced action-thriller from longtime Seagal collaborator Keoni Waxman, on his ninth film as director with the action star (plus several episodes of the 'True Justice' TV series) to date, and he again delivers a visually slick product and a good modern showcase for the aging action hero that proves there's life in the ol' dog yet.Set in France and involving stolen money belonging to a vicious crime boss, '...Gun' is more of a stylish thriller with light heist elements than a full-blooded action blow-out, delivering a story that allows for plenty of double-crossing betrayals, and while it might not be the most original or gripping of tales, it moves along much more breezily and has a bit more of a sense of fun than many of the action star's other grittier films. But, of course, it still provides several breaks to slot in Steven's usual bone crunching hand-to-hand fights and punchy shootouts, and there's plenty of amusing sly lines littered throughout the script to raise a little smile here and there to keep your attention.The film has much to recommend it for long-time devoted Steven Seagal fans, not least a genuinely committed and fairly relaxed lead performance from the action star this time around, so that means none of the dreaded re-dubbing that has plagued many of the recent direct to video efforts that the star seemed less interested in, and it certainly offers more than being a mere extended cameo being sold on his name (hello, 'The Perfect Weapon' and 'Sniper: Special Ops', looking at you!). But the film is helped immensely by three co-stars, with the gorgeous and effortlessly flirty Jade Ewen as Steven's partner-in-crime, Florin Piersic Jr as a coolly psychopathic henchman and Ovidiu Niculescu as an old acquaintance of Seagal's on the local police force. Some guilty laughs also come in the form of Alexandre Nguyen's incompetent pretty-boy hired help (hilariously called Pee Wee!) who insists on wearing a cowboy hat, much to the embarrassment of his fellow cronies, and it's touches like this that really liven the film up.The film is not without its issues. Some viewers will hardly find the film truly captivating, it could have done with more lackeys for Seagal to beat senseless, and the mysterious faceless big-bad villain Mr Vargas is completely forgotten about by the end of the film - sequel perhaps? But the lean running time of just over 85 minutes means 'End of a Gun' dashes along at a spry pace, and it again shows Waxman constantly honing his skills and delivering one of his most polished efforts to date, one that also offers just a little change of pace for Seagal that will appeal to those most devoted of fans who still support his modern direct-to-video period.Seven out of ten.
... View MoreWhere did the star of "Above The Law" go? Where is that svelte, femur snapping dude who had us waiting for the next villain to tell him to go to hell? Well, long gone, I guess. An overweight caricature of Steven Segal appears to be starring in a genre where he is no longer in his element. The whispering, slang using ladies man, who could kick the eyes out of a snake at sixty paces, is no more. Instead, we're faced with something we cannot recognize, a man who is attempting to woo us with action hero status, but not quite getting there. His "gangsta" lingo and attitude with the French police (who do not have French accents, curiously) who are investigating his killing of a mobster in a parking lot, just isn't making the grade. We see something that looks so ridiculous and out of place, it causes us to allow the story-line to wisp about in thin air, and we cannot seem to catch it. With a twenty-something cutie (he's rescued from a violent boyfriend) coming on to a bloated, sixty-four year old in Segal, its difficult for any viewer to believe in the story, even those of us who are rooting for the old "Nikko" to jump out at any time. Even in the over- choreographed and under-whelming fight scenes, which quite frankly, have us scratching our heads in disbelief, we come to realize how bad this film is, and how much we long for the Steven Segal of old.
... View MoreAging is part of everyone, gray hair, a bit of weight gain and so on, but Steven instead of embracing it simply dies is hair black and is awful fu Manchu beard black.This is what makes me laugh the most and keep me coming back for is movies but now i have learned i only watch the trailer.I used to be so excited back in the days when a Siegel or Van damme movie came out because they where good movies.But now its always the same thing, Ex special this ex special that, the guy is almost 70y old and still playing the total bad a$$ in is movie a role that he is long done for.I can understand that everyone as to make a living, but this is ridiculous at best.This movie is no different then the ones he been make for the last 10 15 years he is an ex military that save a women, and she cons him into stealing money from bad people, then the bad people comeback to get the money WOW what a borefest.
... View MoreNo more words needed.. In the early days I was a big fan of Steven Seagal. With good acting, great action flicks and of course better actors and directors. Nowadays in his new movies we see stand inns, an incredible over sized Steven Seagal and the worst acting I have ever seen in years. Not only from Mr. Seagal, but also from the entire cast. The movies are made cheaper and cheaper, with this time extreme bad makeup and also special effects (!). It's getting worse by every movie. Steven, come on ! Please get in shape, take an example to Chuck Norris, Jean Claude van Damme and Dolf Lungren, and show us what we would see from you, like in the early years!
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