Review of On Deadly Ground

This movie is generally the one that Seagal haters will use to beat him with. There is no doubt that Seagal has a huge ego and he indulges himself greatly here in his first directorial movie. He was coming off his biggest hit in Under Siege and he used his new status to make a movie with a message that was obviously important to him. I'll admit whilst I can see how people would hate this movie I actually find a lot to like about it. A great cast headed by the superb Michael Caine, great score by Basil Poledouris and stunning scenery make this a worthwhile and fun watch for me. Yes the story is ridiculous and the ecological message is rammed down your throat especially with the speech at the end but I find it funny that Al Gore was praised for delivering basically the same message that Seagal delivered years before! if you don't like Seagal then avoid this movie if you are a fan you will probably appreciate the fact that he tried to something different for action movie fans.