Review of Hard to Kill (1990) by Blake B — 14 Jul 2009
This is one of my favorite Seagal movies. Actually, it gets a high rating just for the insanely bad but insanely genius line "I'm gonna take YOU to the bank...the BLOOD bank". What makes it even better is that Seagal is alone when he says it. He just says it to the TV. It's the funniest moment in a career that I suspect is not as serious as it appears. There are several points in Seagal's acting career where you must think he's got the best sense of humor. Either that or he's really serious, which makes viewing his movies just sad. I prefer to think of him as the former. At least it makes watching his movies more enjoyable.
"Hard to Kill" is probably Seagal's second most identifiable movie after "Under Siege", and not only because his female co-star is 80's bombshell Kelly LeBrock. He also has a really ridiculous, perfect name. Mason Storm. Well, at least it's not John Everyman, right? It also features Seagal's favorite convention: his friends and coworkers talk about him reverently when he's off camera. It's beautifully dumb dialogue, perfected in "On Deadly Ground".
The premise is also ridiculous, but if you turn off your brain, you can have a lot of fun with this highly enjoyable dumb action movie.
This review of Hard to Kill (1990) was written by Blake B on 14 Jul 2009.
Hard to Kill has generally received mixed reviews.
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