Review of Belly of the Beast (2003) by Zeb E — 08 Jan 2010

A typically generic and tedious Steven Seagal straight-to-DVD special. Outside of the boring, join-the-dots plot the main problem with the movie is the man himself: Seagal is simply too hard to take seriously with his obvious weight issues and sleep-inducing demeanour and it's so painfully obvious when a stunt double appears to perform the more, shall we say "athletic" moves.

Then there's the sight of a sexy young Thai woman pawing all over him (including a ridiculous, though mercifully short and non-explicit love scene), which is just wrong in so many ways. Does the film have anything going for it? Well the acting from the supporting cast is OK and some of the action and fight choreography is pretty good (the kung fu sword guys were cool) but aside for that, it's garbage.

Poor Byron Mann, he deserves better.