Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Undescribable Perfection

Absolutely Fantastic

The acting in this movie is really good.

People, come to your senses. This is Steven Segal here. His first four films I see as a group of four. This is by far the best of the bunch (in my opinion). Super well edited, moves along a a perfect pace. The characters are all very colorful. Have you heard anything about the Jamaican posse after Stevie "took them out"? No... of course not. He took them out! Single handily took out a menace that was messing up the good old U.S.A.. Then comes "Under siege". It's pretty obvious it's his "best" film by far. Turned my nose up at it initially at the video store. New hair due, military crap... etc. Got it on a freebie from a friend too lazy to ever return movies on time to the store. I got it back on time (rented movies for 20 plus years, returned movies late twice. Natural disasters responsible.) old Stevie got too cocky for the Warner Bros. executives to handle... and the rest is history. He posed through his next several movies, they just wanted to get rid of him. I think he had a nine picture deal with Warner.... wow, who was his agent!?! Went to "straight to DVD" after that. And the rest (as they say) is history. He appears to have complete disdain not only for his critics (who never liked him anyway), but also for his fans. People who enjoy his straight to DVD stuff..... I don't know... what planet have they in fact flown in from!?! It's pretty obvious the Asian Mob has their claws deep into his flesh. Seems drugged most of the time to me. Self induced? I'd rather watch a Pro Football game... seems more real. Just a sign of the times I guess. When the crap he puts out now passes for "entertainment"... It must be another sign of "the end times". He used to crank out one O.K. Movie per year. Now they might as well be episodes of some bad TV show. Same route John Wayne took, Eastwood, etc..

"Marked For Death" is another completely average Seagal vehicle, almost indistinguishable from all the other three-word-title movies he was in around this time. Unlike "Out for Justice" and "Above the Law" its violence isn't wince inducing, and unlike those films and "Hard to Kill" it has a memorable villain who gets a fair bit of screen time.The story is something about Seagal moving back to the old neighbourhood and fighting with Jamaican drug dealers. They are led by the demonic Screwface, a Jamaican guy with bold green eyes. He is the only one you can tell apart from the rest; they've all got dreadlocks and the same accent and slang.Apart from the villain, and a weird twist at the end, the only thing about this movie that made me stop and think was the typical scene where, after moving back home, Seagal's home is shot up from some bad guys. He survives, but his niece is gunned down and ends up in a coma. The fact that the movie doesn't make much of a point about her recovery or lack thereof isn't that surprising. It's the fact that there's a scene in the hospital afterwards where they hear they don't know if she's going to pull through and Seagal's sister starts hitting him with her little fists and crying hysterically saying "it's your fault!"The thing is... she's right. It is her fault. Why did Seagal, a guy who remarks coolly "What else is new?" after being told that a lot of people want him dead, have to go and move in with his family? Why didn't he get a place of his own?The answer is obviously to provide this moment, where things "get real" and the hero has a reason to go after the bad guys doggedly. But if you suspend disbelief for a moment, it seems like he made a massive error of judgment.The weird twist I mentioned is that Seagal kills Screwface, beheading him, and takes his head to his gang to prove he's gone. You know that can't be it just by looking at the run-time: this in an action movie, and with about 20 minutes left on the clock, you know the final showdown hasn't happened yet. So what do we get? Two Screwfaces for the price of one. Yes, apparently the man has an identical twin in the US who pops up in this scene for a final fight. The thing is, I didn't realise he was a twin while watching the movie. They must not have made a very big deal about it, because I had to check the Wikipedia page for an explanation of why the guy we just saw Seagal decapitate appeared in the next scene. There's nothing wrong with the idea of the villain having a twin - actually it has scary possibilities - so why did the movie handle it so blithely?I think the answer is the director didn't know how to do anything other than mediocre action. You know Seagal; you know what to expect from him.

Marked for death , is corny , i don't care i hate this film it is a story about Jamaican drug fdealers ,, oouuggg horrible the accent and dialouge goes into a childish form , kids will love this garbage but as an action film it is a cartoon , the violence is tame and horrible because the film has no realistic fights the revenge action scenes ares simple , ohhhhh , shoot em up , no death that is good. Steven is a bad actor and in this mutters a stupid plot and just puts you off , i mean the actors and characters are in some kind of wannabe good film but is only for you cheesy corny film lovers . Avoid anyone who is good.Overrated 15 certificate for moderate violence and language.

'Marked for Death' is Vintage Fun. Power-Packed, Fast-Paced, Action-Packed & Loud, it has it all. Also, its damn cool to watch bad-ass Steven Seagal getting it right completely.'Marked for Death' stars Seagal as John Hatcher, a former DEA troubleshooter. Upon moving back to his home town, Hatcher finds it taken over by a gang of vicious Jamaican drug dealers, led by the twisted Screwface.'Marked for Death' is Power-Packed, Fast-Paced & Loud Cinema at its best. The film never loses pace & always keeps you engrossed. Michael Grais & Mark Victor's Screenplay is Great Fun. Dwight H. Little's Direction is decent. Cinematography & Editing are fair, while the Action-Sequences/Fights are awesome.Performance-Wise: Seagal gets it right completely. His fights are a pleasure to watch & does his part with great energy & style. Basil Wallace as the twisted Screface is frightening. Keith David is perfect.On the whole, 'Marked for Death' is Vintage Fun!