Nico Toscani, an ex-CIA policeman now working for the local police department, while doing an investigation discover the existence of a big weapon trade. Nico finally reaches Zagon and Salvano, two corrupted American secret service members. Nico learned martial arts in Japan, and was in Vietnam for the CIA, and now is a cop in the vice squad of Chicago. A junkie tells him about a big drug deal; However it turns out that the deal was about C4 explosives and that one of the parties was the CIA. Nico gets ordered to keep out of it, but can't imagine why the CIA would sell C4, so he investigates further. While risking his and his young family's life, he discovers that the CIA tries to cover it's connections to drug dealers in Middle America and wouldn't even stop from murder. I'll never understand why people watch films starring the likes of Seagal or Van Damme. It's not that I dislike action movies, when they're done right they can be amazing. But Seagal has yet to do one right. It's pointless even attempting to review one of his films with a straight face, the plots, the characters and the action scenes are all interchangable from film to film. Give me a Jackie Chan or a Bruce Lee anyday. Seagal needs to go to the scrapheap with Stallone and Van Damme. In the 21st Century does cinema really need these people fouling our screens? Abysmal. This is a great guy movie, A awesome example of the Lone Hero movie. This particular movie is great because it is Steven Seagal's first movie, in addition he produced it and was one of the writers. Seagal was the rebirth of the confident tough guy, threatening to defeat his enemies and then proceeds to snap his enemies like pencils. Seagal started to form relationships with his special effects guys to masterfully show martial arts can be used to detach body parts like mr potato.<br/><br/>This movie was low budget, yet a brilliant fresh story with plenty of action. This is a solid Seagal movie, for more see Under Siege and Glimmer Man.<br/><br/>Well worth renting or buying used.
Chantnatal replied
365 weeks ago