Force of Execution
Seagal stars as mob kingpin Mr. Alexander, an old-school boss who rules his criminal empire with both nobility and brutality. For a simple prison hit, he sends his best enforcer and protégé Roman Hurst (Foster). When the hit goes wrong, Hurst is forced to pay the price of his failure: banishment in the city that he almost once ruled. But a war is brewing for the soul of the city between Alexander, a cold-blooded gangster known as 'The Iceman" (Rhames) and a merciless Mexican cartel. Hurst, with the help of an ex-con restaurant owner (Trejo) who has a few hidden moves of his own, will rediscover his own will to survive the coming conflict and to wreak vengeance on those who have wronged him.
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- Cast：
- Steven Seagal , Danny Trejo , Ving Rhames , David House , Jenny Gabrielle , Bren Foster , Sarah Minnich
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hyped garbage
As Good As It Gets
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Mr. Alexander (Steven Seagal) is an ex-government agent who learned "things" in the mountains of Thailand. He is now the crime boss over the city of Albuquerque. Iceman (Ving Rhames) has recently got out of prison and is challenging Alexander, who simply wants to be bought out honorably. In what passes for a Seagal subplot, Roman Hurst (Bren Foster)who works for Alexander, gets double crossed by Iceman and is forced to retire, losing the use of his hands- somewhat, but he can still slow motion kickbox. He now lives in a room off a diner owned by Alexander and run by Jimmy Peanuts (Danny Trejo). The waitress (Jenny Gabrielle) becomes a focal point, because that is where the crime boss likes his girlfriend to work.The plot, like Seagal is straight forward. Trejo supplies us with a surprise, but the plot is not twisty. The tough guy dialog is cliche, using lines like, "You broke the code." Seagal is a bad guy who kills people, but commands with over doses of corny respect speeches. At one point Seagal sits down and describes his gun collection, giving us the advantage points of each piece, topping it off with "Isn't that amazing."I found this to be a better quality Seagal film, as he is not in every scene and shares with Rhames and Trejo.
I watched "Force of Execution" to discover if all the one-star reviews had merit. The film is not as bad as some graded it, and not as good as the high grades. However, there is a badness about this movie that's impossible for me to explain. So I won't try. Seagal is unprepared (or poorly directed). When he talks to black gang members, he talks "ghetto." When he speaks to anyone else, he talks like a white guy. Except sometimes he gets mixed up and does the opposite accent with the wrong people. His mix-ups are unintentionally funny and stupid. This film deserves three stars: One for the film itself, one for Danny Trejo, and one for Ving Rhames.
I'm a martial artist fan and practiced some styles as well and a huge fan of Action movies. After several films I stopped Segal's films as they are dramatic and we don't get a feeling of watching a movie instead of watching a South Asian Drama in a television but bad time I had to watch this, that time I understood even I can make far better films than this.Director, Is this a story? Just adding Marlin Brando's "God Father" voice is not sufficient to make a film to be successful. First of all watch some action/martial arts movies or at least "God Father" fully and try to understand what a film making is. In which world when the commandos in operation change the holding position of the Machine Gun? This much of a biggest DON cannot figure out the person who was with him genuinely for years actually made the mistake or not.Producer, form a group of fans like us (At least 5)and we'll make a 100 times better movie. Director please do not produce any more films and Segal, please don't act in Action movies, you far better suitable for family business oriented films, you have a huge future there, better consider it and you won't regret it.
Steven Seagal's Die Hard Fans will not be Disappointed in this, one of the Better DTV Movies that the Complex Seagal has made in a Long Time. It has a Number of Things going. It is set in the USA, has Three Co-Stars that are Entertaining, and the Lesser Known of the Three, Bren Foster is a Handsome, Athletic, Martial Arts Expert that is all the Buzz as an Action Star Protégé. Seagal Still has Time to Lose some Weight and Hire a Dialog Coach, go into some Deep Meditation and Recover the Self-Esteem, Dignity, and Angst that made Him a Bonafide, Kick-Ass, Soft-Spoken Anti-Hero that had All the Right Stuff.This One Shows Some Signs but the Aikido Master is Still a Long Way Off from Redeeming Himself for all the Hurt He has Caused HIs Long Suffering but Still Loyal Fans. It is Odd Enough with Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, and a Pinch of the Supernatural to Recommend for the Seagalists, B-Movie Action Fans, Martial Arts Aficionados, and Anyone with a High Tolerance for this Type of Thing.
