It's a good movie, but kind of funny, since I live in Bellingham, WA. That's not Bellingham. It's Vancouver Island. But still enjoyed it. Nothing like watching Steven Segal go after the bad guys. He continues to kick the crap out of everything in sight. I still think it's one of his better flicks. Same old stuff, but very enjoyable if you like the "bad" cop wrongly convicted, tries to redeem himself by going after the real "bad" Chinese, with the help of the Bellingham Russian "bad" guys. I would recommend renting it. Especially if you're having a drunken, eat everything in sight party. As long as you don't have it with friends that imitate the stars in every movie they watch. Or a Chinese girlfriend who continually say's "How come Chinese always bad guys?" Well it used to be us Italians. So, kick back, enjoy the Canadian scenery, and watch Segal wreck everything and everyone in sight. But remember, if you're thinking that's a beautiful place to live, it's NOT Bellingham, WA. Enjoy.

Paunchy martial arts action star Steven Seagal finds himself trapped in a hornet's nest of murder and mayhem in the above-average contemporary crime thriller "A Dangerous Man." "Sweepers" director Keoni Waxman keeps the action lively in this fast-paced, profane, bullet opera with a high body count as rival Chinese drug smugglers, trigger-happy Russian mobsters, and corrupt cops lock horns with automatic weapons in the great Northwest. Caught in the middle is a poor Asian girl who wants to rescue her uncle from the Chinese gangsters. The uncle knows everything about the Golden Triangle drug trade in Southeast Asian and some Asians want him dead. Meanwhile, the girl escapes with a bag of Chinese drug money that contains a transponder, like the one in the Cohen brothers' classic "No Country for Old Men." Seagal plays Shane Daniels, a 14-year veteran Special Forces soldier who knows how to terminate people with extreme prejudice. One night an assailant attacks his wife in their car as Shane is coming to meet her. Shane kicks the stuffing out of the carjacker. Later, the authorities discover the carjacker's corpse and convict Shane for the assailant's murder. Shane spends six years behind bars until he is acquitted of the crime based on DNA evidence. The court plans to award Shane the sum of $300-thousand, but Shane wants his life back more than the money. When he walks out of the courtroom, he looks like he is metaphorically toting a giant tree on his shoulder. No sooner does he go back out in public than he roughs up a couple of car thieves trying to sell him a 'hot' ride. The fights are brutal and accelerated for spice.Incidentally, "A Dangerous Man" amounts to a homage to the classic Alan Ladd western "Shane," particularly in the final confrontation. Not only does Waxman keep things turning over, but he creates compelling characters. The Russian mafia chieftain stands out in the crowd of equally ruthless gunmen who have no qualms about shooting first and posing questions afterward. When the corrupt cops try to question him, the Russian mob boss points that the police can do nothing to him. American prisons feel like paradise to him, and he used to sodomize the Russian police on a regular basis--he claims--when he couldn't rape livestock. Inevitably, as in all Seagal shoot'em ups, the proud, egotistical villains appear front and center to devastate our hero. Here there is a Dadu warrior, an invincible combatant who cannot be defeated until he is forced to eat humble pie, Seagal style. "A Dangerous Man" ranks one of the Seagal's best straight-to-video releases and rivals some of his lesser theatrical efforts. If you're a hard boiled Seagal fan, this would be a good one to get in Blu-Ray.

if the 2009 movie 'Harry Brown', starring Michael Caine confirmed the legendary cockney as The King of Cool, then this release totally confirms Steven Seagal as the toughest guy in the movies. The action, especially the fight scenes is intense and brutal. Seagal's legendary fight with Screwface in Marked For Death is among his best but there are fights in this movie that are as brutal - even if they are not as long in duration.Its a welcome return to close quarter combat from the master of fight choreography. Basically as he (Seagal) said before no-one beats him in the kitchen or the bathroom, the bedroom, the closet or anywhere else anyone might be foolish enough to pick a fight with him.Combined with the pretty decent movie score, the film overall is entertaining as a fight fest, mob war. The villains are good especially The Colonel and the Russian mob boss is the kind of guy you would want on your team right? Who cares if the story is a bit insane, or there is dubbing or even stunt doubles? Its Seagal doing what we love best - kicking ass and not even taking a punch his way. Marvellous.

Dirty cops. Russians moving illegal cars. Chinese gangsters. A kidnapped girl and drug money now in his possession after interfering with Chinese thugs who kill a policeman and Russian car thief, ex-Special forces soldier Shane Daniels(Steven Seagal), just released from prison after 6 years for a murder he didn't commit(DNA evidence proving his innocence, but the time costing him his marriage), is right in the middle of quite a mess. It's good that he has the fighting skills and capabilities to deal with constant threats while looking to help a girl, Tia(Marlaina Mah) free her uncle used as bait to trade drug money between Chinese. Sergey(Jesse Hutch)is the son of a powerful Russian, Vlad(Vitaly Kravchenko)and was stopping off while moving an SUV(his friend had to urinate) when they come across the police officer pulling over two Chinese gangsters with Tia hostage. Mao(Byron Lawson)is the Chinese gangster(working for drug lord Chen(Terry Chen)who expects to use Tia's uncle as a trading device for drug money)who witnessed Daniels' handiwork and couldn't stop Sergey(and a drugged Tia)from fleeing. Sgt Ritchie(Jerry Wasserman)is the leader of his county's crooked cops, under the 'advisement' of Chen(in other words, Ritchie and his men are in Chen's hip pocket). Vlad doesn't like Ritchie or any other cops on his turf and soon has a war on his hands..Sergey, whose life was saved thanks to Daniels(Daniels happened to be in the vicinity where Mao and another goon were killing the cop), will hold his savior in his debt. Because Sergey's life was saved, Vlad offers Daniels a hand of friendship and protection. Even more threatening than Chen is The Colonel(Byron Mann), a "Danu" warrior who has special plans to take Tia's Uncle himself. So Daniels has much to contend with, joining forces with Vlad, they will attempt to get Tia's Uncle away from The Colonel by any means possible. Two major action sequences include the shootouts at Vlad's mansion and Chen's lumber mill, with Seagal looking superhuman thanks to camera speed and editing. Daniels' kicks send opponents hurling in the air and through windows, shelves, and other furniture. Daniels' arms move impressively quick, about as fast as a hummingbird's wings. Mao and The Colonel, neither one, are able to withstand or combat Daniels' staggeringly swift hands and stunning power. Director/writer Keoni Waxman makes Seagal look really good, though, and I think it's all too clear that cinematic techniques contribute mightily to this effect. Notice how camera speed, for instance, adds impact to Daniels' blows and movements. While an aging Seagal is no longer in his ABOVE THE LAW/HARD TO KILL prime, thanks to proper editing, it looks like his Daniels is a dangerous killing machine without an equal, even though we can figure that his stand-in stuntman carries a lot of the load with less appreciation. Still, there are moments where we see Seagal's hands engage with the enemy, and that does add value to the fight sequences.