Review of A Dangerous Man

I gave this movie 8 out of 10 stars. Now before you laugh let me explain myself. In the Seagal world from 1988-2002 Seagal made theatrical, quality films ending with "Half Past Dead". Now people that grew up with Seagal as an action hero (Under Siege came out when I was in high school) then you also understand what happened next. In 2003 Seagals "The Foreigner" was pulled from Theatrical Release and release direct to DVD. Seagal fans were in shock at how bad this film was. Along came the DVD release of "Ticker" which was filmed in 2001 and shelved before being released. We all know why. "The Foreigner" was followed by the atrocious "Out For A Kill" and Seagal fans got worried. Then "Belly of the Beast" was released and Seagal fans let out a collective sigh. Not a great film but by no means was it as bad as the aforementioned films. It can't get any worse right? Well it could. Seagal fans went numb watching the likes of "Out of Reach", "Mercenary for Justice", "Today You Die", and "Submerged". Seagal fans re-watched "Exit Wounds" to remind themselves what his films used to be like. The all time low came in 2007 with "Flight of Fury" which was an outright joke. I had given up. Then came "Urban Justice" and "Pistol Whipped" and slowly I became interested again. In line with "The Keeper" "A Dangerous Man" keeps up the hope as it is probably his best Direct to DVD film yet. The action is solid and the fights are terrific. Yeah, the story lags in the middle a bit but you barely notice amidst the bone cracking martial artist (overweight I might add) doing his thing. So 8 out of 10. Not because it compares with a Tarantino film by any means. If you are a Seagal fan like I am then compared to "Flight of Fury" this truly is an 8 out of 10. Bring on "Machete"!