Review of On Deadly Ground (1994) by Lloyd H — 27 Jan 2013
This film is bad on a complete different level. Apparently Steven Seagal said he would only appear in 'Under Siege 2' if Warner Bros funded this film, his directorial debut. If this is true, why did Warner Bros agree? Steven Seagal has always been passionate and opinionated about how much he cares and worries about the environment.
He has tried to send a message of world pollution in the form of mindless action and explosions. The whole concept is flawed and contradicts itself repeatedly. Some of the scenes in this film are truly bizarre and the messages are so weakly demonstrated.
The aikido sequences are great but the way they're fitted into the plot is ridiculous. The acting and dialogue is some of the worst I've ever seen and one massive question that has to be asked is, why is Michael Caine in this film? He's a legend but this film is embarrassingly bad and his performance is arguably the worst of all.
His accents are all over the place and he sounds different in every scene. There's barely anything good about this film bar the trademark aikido sequences that have been seen so many times before.
The mash concept of the environment and action makes no sense, but Warner Bros went on to fund other Seagal projects similar to this (Fire Down Bellow/The Patriot). Both films are even worse than this.
This is Seagal's career hitting rock bottom and beyond rectification. I think the only person who could of enjoyed this film is Steven Seagal.
This review of On Deadly Ground (1994) was written by Lloyd H on 27 Jan 2013.
On Deadly Ground has generally received mixed reviews.
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