Nice effects though.

It is a performances centric movie

Absolutely Fantastic

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Detective Gino Felino (Seagal) is Brooklyn born and bred, and Brooklyn to the bone. While he and some of his buddies from the old neighborhood such as Bobby Lupo (Spataro) became cops, others became wiseguys and took up the Italian gangster lifestyle. When psychotic, drug-abusing thug Richie Madano (Forsythe) guns down Lupo in broad daylight and in front of his family, Gino, to use Brooklyn slang...isn't happy. (Keep in mind we're not from Brooklyn). Having disappeared, Gino is certain Richie is still somewhere in Brooklyn and won't leave its confines, so he turns the borough upside down looking for him. Gino has his foot in two worlds, as he utilizes police compatriots such as Captain Donziger (Orbach), as well as gangsters such as Joey Dogs (Corello) in order to find him. Throughout his search, he encounters many characters, everyone from Richie's sister Patti (Gershon) to gangster Bochi (Lasardo), but is anyone safe as Gino goes....OUT FOR JUSTICE? Out for Justice is Seagal at his absolute best and has proven itself over time to be a classic of 90's action. Lest you think we're a bunch of Seagal haters, we're not; we're just disappointed by the way his career trajectory went in later years. If he had maintained the high quality put forth here, we'd be some of his biggest cheerleaders. It's a mainstream Hollywood production, so everything is lit and shot well, and all the technical aspects are very professional, as you might expect. Anyone only familiar with Seagal's output from the latter third of his career will be shocked by what they see here: he's actually ACTING, i.e., playing a character other than himself. And he does a fine job as Gino, even speaking Italian in many scenes. He gets a nice intro to his character as befits an action star, and it's all just a modern updating of the time-honored "some kids from the neighborhood became cops and some became gangsters" plot we've seen since the early days of Hollywood. But it's done well, with verve and excitement. John Flynn is one of the most underrated and underappreciated directors of his era, having consistently turned in tough movies such as this, Nails (1992), and the all-time classic Rolling Thunder (1977). As our society became more and more wussified, the style of directors like Flynn fell out of favor in Hollywood, and that may explain why his name isn't mentioned more often. According to our research, Warner Brothers insisted this movie have a three-word title, and the formula held true - Out for Justice was Seagal's third straight number one at the box office. Needless to say, in the late 80's/early 90's Seagal was hot property, and this is the result of that clout - a well-produced tough-guy movie with a lot of beatings and shootings, that isn't overlong and moves at a nice clip. The whole package works. Seagal is backed up with a great cast as well - Jerry Orbach plays a character identical to the beloved Lenny on Law & Order, so this is the closest we'll get to seeing Seagal as a cast member. Fan favorite William Forsythe plays the baddie with a deranged strength, making him sort of a 1991 version of James Cagney as Cody Jarrett in White Heat (1949). Gershon puts in an energetic performance, and all the cops, gangsters, and family members help to complete the picture. Future Skinemax stars Shannon Whirry Athena Massey, and Julie Strain also make brief appearances. It's also fascinating to see the Brooklyn of 1991 compared with the Brooklyn of today. Back then it was gritty, unpretentious and unglamorous, a perfect setting for an action movie. It's hard to imagine Seagal and Forsythe battling their way through young hipsters with skintight jeans and tattoos wandering around playing Pokemon GO on their iPhones. It's no wonder we continually retreat back to the age when Seagal was cracking heads with pool balls and throwing people out of windows. As for the music, Seagal co-wrote two of the songs on the soundtrack, "Bad Side of Town" and "Don't Stand in My Way", along with Todd Smallwood. Smallwood did some of the other songs without Seagal, which may have led to his working on the soundtrack of Street Knight (1993) with Jeff Speakman. It must be a nice life, being an action movie song composer. In the end, Out for Justice remains a highlight of Seagal's career and 90's action as a whole.

As much of a goof as Steven Seagal is these days, he does have a few very solid and badass flicks from back in the day, the best of which is probably Out For Justice. There's a whole pile of his flicks out there both new and old, and you have to know how to approach this particular minefield. There's a bunch that are awesome (Under Siege, The Glimmer Man, Above The Law) and an even bigger bunch that stink to high hell (literally anything after 1999). You can't go wrong with this one though. It's a violent, nasty gut punch of criminal activity set on the very mean streets of NYC. Seagal is pathetic in the sense that he doesn't even realize that every single film he does is stolen from under his very nose by the villain, both in terms of acting and character. I rent a Seagal flick not for Seagal, but for whatever grizzled character actor plays his nemesis, and here that slot is thoroughly rattled by a psychotic William Forsythe. Seagal plays NYC cop Gino, who is on the hunt for the killer of a childhood friend, perpetrated by unhinged lunatic Richie Madano (Forsythe), a maverick of a villain who constantly eludes Gino and plays a deadly, reckless game until he is finally caught up with. Forsythe is a juggernaut, whether trash talking his own henchman and kicking the hell out of them or taking road rage to a whole new level when he shoots a mouthy motorist in the head for looking at him the wrong way. He's the homicidal life of the party here, and Seagal struggles to live up to his talent, which he can only do via his undeniable physicality. Gina Gershon has a sheepish, slutty bit as Richie's sister, and watch for Jerry Orbach doing his thing as well. About as awesome a flick as you'll find in Seagal's career, and a total blast.

Steven Seagal has probably never starred in a particularly good film, but maybe that's not what we expect from him anyway. We want him to beat up the bad guys, defend the weak, be relentless in seeking justice and deliver his lines with a wooden face. We expect profound silences, deep meditations and a couple of snappy wisecracks here and there before lashing out. Out for Justice is one of those films — and in my opinion, it is easily Seagal's best.It is not a cinematic milestone by any stretch of the imagination, and due to the excessive violence that instills blood into every frame, I wouldn't exactly recommend it for women and children either, but it might be a fitting choice for letting off steam after a high-octane football match. Needless to say, the moral message of the movie is questionable, but vigilante vengeance was controversial in Taxi Driver, too.For those who like this type of action movies, Out for Justice offers exactly the right ingredients, served at an unrelenting pace, with no gratuitous romance or rose-tinted glasses. In a manner befitting the grim environment, Seagal remains unflinching throughout, his face smileless, showing no mercy or compassion towards the bad guys. It's a tough world and it's a tough movie for tough guys.

"Out for Justice" is good for a lot of thrills AND a lot of laughs. It's simply good bone crunching, face smashing, thigh gouging, lower leg splattering fun, with violence aplenty, as was the style for Steven Seagal's earliest vehicles. The star plays Gino Felino, a Brooklyn detective out to get even with swaggering, out of control neighbourhood psychopath Richie Madano (William Forsythe), who'd murdered Gino's partner in broad daylight and in front of witnesses. As Gino works to track Richie down, so does the mob, who refuses to be associated with wise guy wannabe Richie, as his actions are considered nothing short of embarrassing. Eventually, Gino finds out the reason for the murder and is all set for a grand showdown with Richie and all of his assorted thugs. Now, you KNOW Richie is a bad one when shortly after shooting the partner he kills a random woman simply because she made him mad. Forsythe lights up the screen as this rabid dog of a bad guy. Seagal, well, he's Seagal, and despite the efforts to beef up his character by giving him some major speeches, the action fan watching is likely to wish the monologues would end and that the movie would get back to the bloodletting. Still, Seagal does a superb job of kicking ass all over the place, which is all we can really ask for - and, hey, we can see Gino is an all right kind of guy as he rescues a dog that had been cruelly discarded by a jerk in a station wagon. What's hilarious is that for all of Richie's coke snorting, he's still a graceless, overweight slob. The result is a final fight that's incredibly one-sided! Jerry Orbach is rather under utilized as Gino's police captain, but other supporting actors do fine, including Jo Champa as Gino's ex-wife, Shareen Mitchell as the partners' wife, Sal Richards as likable enough mobster Frankie, Ronald Maccone as mob boss Don Vittorio, and Gina Gershon as Richie's sister. A lot of familiar faces in small parts also helps to make this fun: Jay Acovone, Robert LaSardo, John Toles-Bey, Gianni Russo, Dominic Chianese, Julianna Margulies, John Leguizamo, Shannon Whirry, Raymond Cruz, Julie Strain, and Dan Inosanto. Pay close attention and you'll see Kane Hodder, too (during the climactic action). The movie is not without a sense of humour; it's just too funny when that one bar patron gets shoved into the phone booth more than once. And the denouement is pretty priceless, too. Seagal co-produced and also co-wrote two of the songs on the soundtrack, including the hard rocking "Don't Stand in My Way", sung by Gregg Allman. It's also awesome to hear the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn". All in all, this is a good, amusing diversion with an effective bloodbath of a finale. It gets down to business pretty quickly, and delivers the good for an agreeable 92 minutes. Eight out of 10.