Steven Seagal made some semi-cool action movies in the late 80's and early 90's, but this is one is about as bad as it gets.Sure, you can watch this if you want a good laugh. But if you like Seagal you'd be better off watching "Nico" or "Under Siege" once more instead of this garbage.Seagal is in fact the best actor in this thing, and that says a lot. Just listen to the two, soon to be dead, guys in the opening scene, and you'll understand how bad the actors are in "Contract To Kill". In addition to that the special effects are laughable (watch the plane explosion), the dialogue awful (f**k this, f**k that) and the editing is poorly done.Fast forward to Seagal's fighting scenes. They are still pretty fun to watch.

In 1988 an action star broke onto the screen in a modestly budgeted film that took the world by storm. This mystery man claimed to have worked for the CIA, became a master of aikido at a young age in Japan and worked with Hollywood celebs before making his move in front of the camera. The movie was ABOVE THE LAW and the star was Steven Seagal.But in the late 90s his films dropped in popularity, he divorced and most of the later output went straight to DVD. This doesn't mean that his films lacked quality or that they were any less ambitious than in the past but that times had changed. As we all do he'd grown older and wasn't as rail thin as he appeared in ABOVE. In Hollywood this is a no no. But he didn't care what they thought and continued making movies that remain some of the best action films even when the budgets dropped from what they once were.CONTRACT TO KILL is a great example of a quality action film starring Seagal that delivers the goods. Seagal plays John Harmon, an ex CIA/DEA asset brought out of retirement to handle a particularly sensitive contract. Arab terrorists are about to set up a deal with a Mexican cartel head that will help them gain access to enter the United States with ease. This gives them the opportunity to smuggles in people and weapons up to an including a dirty bomb. What the government wants Harmon to do is pinpoint the location of their meeting and let them know where it is.But as with most movies involving spies these days crosses and double crosses are the rule of thumb and Harmon isn't your typical low level asset. He's been there, he knows how they work and figures out that the original plan wasn't what he was told. So he takes him team, FBI agent Zara (Jemma Dallender) and drone pilot Matthew Sharp (Russell Wong), and sets in motion his own plan.Harmon realized early on that the location for the meet wasn't in Mexico as the intel thought it was but in Istanbul instead. With his team they ramp up the paranoia of the terrorists and plant the seeds of suspicion between the two. It won't be enough to prevent the deal from going down completely but it will allow them a greater margin of success in accomplishing their goal. And does that goal align with that of the agency that sent them in giving the plausible deniability? Watch and see to find out.Segal remains the strong, silent type in his films and this one is no exception. His demeanor and vocal stylings are low key and subtle. Why yell when you can quietly put things in motion? His fighting style while aikido reminds me of the term Bruce Lee created with jeet kune du, the way of the intercepting fist. He allows his opponent the chance to throw at him and then uses their energy and the flow of their own body against them providing him with ample opportunity to deliver more debilitating blows. It's worked for him in all of his films and continues to do so now.The supporting casts here does a great job. Dallender shows plenty of future potential here with an acting ability and attractive appearance that makes you wonder why she isn't doing more mainstream features. Wong seems on the same career path as Seagal having been in higher priced fare in the past but seemingly relegated to lower tier films of late. He too is a victim of Hollywood where age isn't seen as a positive thing no matter what you can still do which is sad. At least he helps elevate the roles provided him as in this film.On the whole the movie will probably not make anyone must see list but does provide plenty of entertainment for action fans. Seagal fans will rate this one higher than some of this other films and the plot ties in perfectly with what is happening in the world since word has come out that there is a possible connection between cartels and terrorist organizations actually taking place. One can only hope there is a team like Seagal's seen here in place to stop them.

What? is what i have to say about this movie i barely understood the point of this movie, I would have to say the special effects as well as whoever wrote the script used some words that confuses the audience in one part some guy says brother but he meant it as a friend usage not as a real brother it got me confused. I will have to say the best part was honestly Jemma Dallender and the the first half of the fight choreography.

Let's face it, most people watch Seagal to see him fight. The story is always the same, he's the best in whatever agency he's in, he always picks his own team, and beats the bad guy(s). We know the story, but we watch him for his fights.Unfortunately, he hardly fights anymore. He put out 6 movies this year and there was not one good fight scene. The last good fight scene he did was against the Russian in Driven to Kill. That was in 2009, 7 years ago. Now he just shoots people in the head or the few fight scenes he does are so edited, you don't know who does what.I know he doesn't have control over how the movie turns out, but he does control the fight scenes. Its become painfully obvious he doesn't care, and I'm done expecting any good fight scenes from him anymore. If you see recent videos on YouTube or photos, you can see he is vastly overweight. How does a 7th degree in Aikido become so undisciplined in diet? How does he accept his pitiful choreographed fight scenes? Another amazing thing with this movie, for the umpteenth time he has sex with a gorgeous woman with his clothes on! This seems like a running joke in all his movies in the last 10 years or so. Director Keoni Waxman, who has directed Seagal at least 7 times, must be having a field day with this joke. Again, Seagal don't seem to get it.In conclusion, there are no good fight scenes and this is not the action star of 20 years ago. The only scene worth watching is the sex scene for the comedy and actress Jemma Dallender fit physique. I hope she got compensated well.