The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Steven is mad as hell in this movie. Gangs are battling over drugs in this movie, and his son gets killed in the mix. That brings Steven to town for revenge. He is a badass dropping expletives and beating down gangbangers at every turn. There is police corruption, drugs, a hot chick that he lives above in a shabby apartment, Steven hacking into files, this one has so much to love. And man is he angry! None of that disinterested Steven like in some movies, he is downright laying the smack down. Lots of fight scenes, shootouts, driving chase scenes. And Eddie Griffin is hilarious. You don't usually get this level of acting from support characters in Seagal movies, but Eddie has some genuinely funny lines. You have got to check this one out. There are several quotable one-liners that you'll be using for years to come. This movie once again proves that you do not want to be on Seagal's bad side!

This is one of the better Seagal movie, and he plays the father of a dead cop who was shot in the hood... he's on to deliver urban justice... and he delivers! You get some brutal hand to hand combat, car chases, gun shooting and that East side gangster guy cracking jokes, plus a nice little scene with Danny Trejo. It's all very fun. The little side story with Gary and Isaah is just icing on this cake. Don't let the 5.1/10 score fool you. If you want top Seagal and B comedy with funny gangsta lore, this movie will surely please you. I can say this ranks easily amongst the top 5 Seagal ever did in my opinion. It is highly underrated.

I saw Urban Justice on the movie network.Seagal's "straight to DVD" films were not all that great(especially compared to his early classics).But the premise of this film seemed somewhat promising.Seagal in the hood messing up gang members! Urban Justice was much better than I expected it to be.It's the closest to his older films compared to the other straight to DVD ones.The old-school aikido action is back and still good! The storyline was decent unlike his other films which were somewhat boring, the story is still simplistic, just like in his early films.Seagal's son who is a cop gets murdered, so Seagal goes to his son's ghetto neighborhood looking for answers while beating on some gang bangers. He finds out who did it and vows to get revenge.Same kind of plot as his older films, however it still does not get old.One of my disappointments with this film was the ending.I'm not going to spoil it here but I really disliked the ending of this film.If you were a Seagal fan who has given up after seeing some of his bad "straight to DVD" movies, give this film a try. You will probably enjoy it, at least more than his other DTV films.

Welcome back to the world of Wile E. Coyote.This is great stuff,Steve,I haven't laughed so much at a movie since your masterpiece "Under Siege". Honestly,I loved "Urban Justice.Here's the Stevester at his fearsome best - really p*ssed off at a bunch of homeys he suspects might have had something to do with the murder of his hero - cop (natch) son. There's a top gangsta (Mr E.Griffin)who looks like Little Richard yet wears a headscarf Dot Cotton might covet and clearly,from his conversation,considers most men to have been the victims of some appalling Freudian sexual trauma in their past.He's quite tough,indeed tough enough to use the "N" word to his underlings when the mood is on him.He also uses racial slurs towards the Stevester,but he's got broad shoulders and knows that sticks and stones may break his bones but words will never hurt him. There's a bad cop who's handy with a B.A.R.but Big Steve has truth and justice on his side(natch,again)and only needs a B.A. Countless Boys from the 'Hood bite the dust as Steve kills 'em all,happy to let God sort 'em out.None of them was actually responsible for his son's murder,but hey,let's not get picky here............. In short,"Urban Justice" is a hugely enjoyable movie that Mr Seagal's admirers should knock down the doors of the local Rental Store to get to.However,they should try to avoid screaming "die,motherf*cker!" at the assistant before blowing him away.