Dangerous Man

I don't think Seagal fan's will be disappointed with this one. Bearing in mind it's DTV it would be unfair to compare it to the likes of Under Siege and Exit Wounds but its definitely one his better efforts from the last ten or so years. Lots of action in this one and well done to for the quality of the gun fights. Seagal packs in quite a few brutal fist fights too. The story although perhaps a little bit more complicated than it needed to be moves along at a good pace. Byron Mann who teamed up with Seagal previously in Belly of the Beast and also appeared in Sniper 3 with Tom Berenger makes a good bad guy but he is perhaps a little underused. Recommended for Seagal fans.

An American crime thriller; A story about an ex-special forces operative falsely convicted of murder. He is released from prison, only to stumble into a gangland shootout. Rescuing a woman who had been kidnapped, he battles to protect her from Russian gangsters, corrupt cops, and Chinese special agents. This is a routine story and plot with stereotypical villains, but it is fast-paced and gripping because of the intensity and brutality of the action scenes that never seem to stop. There are a few continuity issues, and the gunfights are overlong, but it is watchable for its gung ho and energy.

Nothing out of the ordinary here. If you have past Seagal work, then you know exactly what to expect. I liked it for what it is. Lots of action. Lots of blood. Lots of forearm-breaking (you Seagal fans know exactly what I mean here)

As per usual, some of the lines were extremely lame. Get this one: one of the bad guys said

'we have to get him, he threatened my balls...no one threatens my balls'...lol.

How lame can you get. But like I said, I knew what to expect. It was exactly what I expected, and I liked it. Seagal is really showing his age. The big long action sequence at the end of the movie was really dark. It was very difficult to follow what was going on at times.

If you have any idea of the kind of movies Seagal has been churning out since his last theatrically released movie (2002's "Half Past Dead"), you probably will know why I had sworn off watching any new Seagal movies some time ago, at least if I had to pay to see them. I rented "A Dangerous Man", because I read a positive report on it at another web site.

To my surprise, I found the movie to be a decent way to spend an hour and a half. Oh sure, the movie is filled with flaws. Seagal is still using an obvious double for his fight scenes (and in one shot of a sex scene), the movie doesn't manage to disguise the British Columbia shooting locations as American, there are long chunks of the movie where Seagal is nowhere to be seen, and the climax goes on too long. But I was still entertained. The action sequences (and there are quite a few of them) are pretty brutal and bloody at times, and you do get to see less of Seagal's double in the fight scenes than in other recent films of his. The plot goes by at a fairly brisk pace, and the various villain schemes and actions by the other characters actually kept me interested in what would happen next. The movie's no classic, but it does provide an acceptable amount of entertainment.

Sometimes it's just nice to sit back & enjoy watching Seagal take out all the evil trash out there!!!

Steven Seagal is indeed "A Dangerous Man" here & what I've noticed about most of his direct to dvd films is that they actually portray what's really going on out there in the dark world, His films have a realistic gritty realism to them, i actually think his direct to dvd movies now are the equivalent of the types of violent,seedy & dark films of the Grindhouse days!!!

Seagal's films are drenched in the gritty & grim real world darkness & deals such as Criminals, Gangs, Thugs, Mobsters, Gypsy Gangs, seedy strip clubs, serial killers, Corrupt Cops & just about all types of real life scum!!!

It's a real shame though that Seagal himself is more like the villains in his films in real life & he's nothing like his hero roles!!!

That being said I genuinely enjoy watching Seagal doing what we can't do, taking the law into his own hands & exterminating those that deserve it.

"A Dangerous Man" is one of Seagal's darkest films & one of his best straight to dvd films!!!

Like the great old school action legend "Charles Bronson" in his later years during the 80's when he was churning out lots of straight to video violent action Thriller's, he was still enjoyable to watch & now "Seagal" is doing the same with his many direct to dvd violent action films, there's definitely parallels between the two action legends during the later part of their careers but also like "Bronson" there's something satisfying & enjoyable about seeing an ageing old school action hero still out there "taking out the trash" it's just fun & that's why these guys still have a huge Cult following.

I genuinely really like "Seagal" films & even some of the one's that are hated on i often like, IT'S all comes down to what you like & what is just an easy watching experience as we don't always want a big two hr blockbuster or atleast i don't!!! That's why so many love buying these direct to dvd films, because they promise good & violent action & a familiar face on the cover, these films are basically like the cheap,sleazy & violent films of the "Grindhouse" era or the beginnings of the vhs era, these cheap low budget films can be crazy,creative,gross, sleazy & violent as hell because they will never see the inside of a cinema!!!

I love the B-movie universe, there's alot of great underrated & Awesome films to be discovered.

Most old school action stars have turned to that cheap dvd market & it's still cool to see an old school action star older on the cover holding a gun with an explosion behind them!!!

It's all that old school grindhouse marketing but in the digital dvd era.

I actually enjoy Steven seagal's films the most out of the familiar action stars as to me he's like another "Charles Bronson" but of the gritty violent sleazy direct to dvd market.

Now I'm not dissing "Seagal" for putting out cheap low budget direct to dvd films as nearly all the aging old school action stars are doing it, including Wesley Snipes & Bruce Willis & Van Damme & Dolph Lundgren & even Stallone so it's fine, it's just not all the films will be made well & be good quality but i will say this about the master "Seagal" is that I've enjoyed his direct to dvd films more than the other guys!!! Now each action star has had their "Gems" of the low-budget category but "Seagal" has made the most that are enjoyable & entertaining & one's that are nice to just kick back & watch.

"A Dangerous Man" is a very dark & moody action Thriller, it's very violent & gritty & Steven Seagal is actually good in his role of an extremely deadly & "Dangerous Man" as he plays Shane Daniels a ex-con who is released from prison after six years for a crime he didn't commit, he gets mixed up with brutal gangsters & evil corrupted Cops & it's a tough,violent action Thriller that's got a real dark, gloomy Atmosphere. A DECENT one of Seagal's many DTV action films & one that's easy & action packed fun.