Review: Hard To Kill Is Hard To Beat.
- Mar 29, 2017
- 2 min read
When Seagal himself is slain before the half hour mark I didn't know what I was in for. Naturally he comes back to life before the half hour mark as well because you can't keep a good man down. Also, if these movies are anything to go on, Steven Seagal should stop having families.
After witnessing the death of his family in a vicious mob attack, Mason Storm (Seagal) and yes, that is his name, spends eight years in a coma, time spent growing an awful beard. But during his coma he's had plenty of time to think about what he'll do when he wakes up. Naturally that means revenge against everyone responsible for the destruction of his life. With thunder and lightning comes the storm.
Hard To Kill feels like a 90's action movie by someone who has been fed a steady diet of montages and fight scenes. It's not until past halfway that the plot actually, well, continues. The beginning is interesting, though nothing special, then there's long and drawn montage/romance section that is stunningly boring followed by a barrage of almost constant death and beatings, mostly delivered by the fast flying fists of Seagal himself.
Steven Seagal is at his bone breaking best in Hard To Kill. He snaps arms, crushes windpipes, rotates feet in unnatural directions and snaps the same guys hand twice. Men are beaten and stabbed with pool cues, shot with all manner of firearms and it's wholly glorious. While he might not be the best in the acting department, Seagal is definitely one of the top 10 ass kickers around.
The first half of Hard To Kill is a bit of a slog, particularly the middle of the film but it's easy to overlook that stuff in favour of watching some of the best beatings ever put to screen. Hard To Kill is an enjoyable movie for any fan of the genre.
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