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Steven Millan
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« on: April 04, 2005, 02:31:48 AM » |
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Following up on my most recent discussion of Steven Seagal's recent direct-to-video movies(which have ranged from action-packed to bending toward the extremely bizarre),his latest is what was originally planned as a remake of the 1974 Robert Mitchum(Paul Schrader scripted)outing "The Yakuza",as Japan-based CIA agent Seagal sets out to investigate a governor candidate's assassination by a young Yakuza(with Thai connections) that is taking over the familiar local turf,until Seagal steps in to slowly snap a few necks back,but the sluggish plot is saved by the last 20 minutes' "Kill Bill"-inspired swordplay/mass killing finale,which echoes the end of the original "Yakuza",as Seagal and his fellow fighters(including a young lass)swordfight,slash, and hack apart the baddies.
Yep:more Seagal swordplasy,like his last three films,even though he takes the scriptwriting chores here,which echo back to his slower,earlier films,and even adds several of his own songs here,includign the end credits song.
If you're a Seagal fan,go out and see it,since he's now hard-at-work on his latest production,that being Samo Hung's big screen return in "Dragon Storm",which Seagal is producing and co-stars in(in a small role).
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