Hard to Kill (DVD)

Hard To Kill is one of Steve Seagal's earlier films, along with Nico, Marked For Death and Out For Justice. In Hard To Kill, Seagal plays Mason Storm, an LA Detective who happens to evesdrop on a meeting between a corrupt Californian politician and his associate. When Mason gets busted he flees the scene, heading home to his wife and son whilst at the same time hiding the tape. Unfortunately for Storm, someone tips off the politican who then get's his hitmen to kill Storm and his family. Storm is shot several times, and his wife is killed whle his son escapes and is looked after by his buddy. Storm ends up in a coma, waking up 1 day not remembering ...  Read the complete review

Steven Seagal is without doubt the best actor this planet has ever produced. Often underrated and misunderstood, this man has starred in a string of incredible action/adventure movies, but in my opinion his best work to date is still 'Hard To Kill.' I won't go into the plot in much depth because, as with most of Seagal's films the plot is secondary to the intense action sequences and Seagal's unusual ponytail. The opening scene in which Seagal, having woken from an eight year long coma just minutes earlier, has to escape villains intent on killing him is simply stunning. The ludicrously bearded Seagal uses a wheelchair to evade his ...  Read the complete review

Here we have the classic Stephen Segall film. At the peak of his churned out hero protecting the innocent eco-warrior grrovy geezer. The story is: Good cop and family shot by bad guys. Family killed, good cop in coma for 7 years. Good cop comes out of coma, avenges death of family etc. with martial arts and guns, kills all bad guys. The end. If you have seen any other Segall films, replace the plot and don't bother going to see it it is all absolutely the same. Boring, predictable, slow. ...  Read the complete review