Exit Wounds sees Seagal in Detroit this time. The role of renegade cop with no respect for authority is a well worn story, and there are plenty of plot holes and the dialogue is amiss at times, but it's easy to engage with. Seagal by this time is a big star and so the humour about his tough guy image works quite well. This film was something of a revival for Steven Seagal - not as good as his high points Out For Justice and Under Siege - but he looks trimmer, the film has higher production values and the direction is above par. There are a lot of bangs for your buck and some good explosive action and stunts.

Orin Boyd (Steven Seagal) is a Detroit cop who gets into trouble all the time by acting impulsively and his cowboy ways. Latrell Walker (DMX) is a new mysterious drug dealer with a surprising cash stash to throw around. Little did Orin know that there are corrupt cops in his precinct hand-in-hand with the drug dealers.This movie starts with some hilarious gags. The best one comes from Seagal himself in the Anger Management Class. Also Tom Arnold and Anthony Anderson keep it in a lighter tone. We know we're going to have some fun here. There is an incredible car chase. There is no CG, just real action. They don't make them like that anymore. The twists are a little silly. The fighting is good, but with Seagal, nothing special.

for me this is one of Steven Seagal best movies that i've seen so far.but then again,he has a lot of help here.he isn't the main draw her in my opinion.i think he share that distinction(or at least he should)with rap artist turned actor DMX and,there is a roster of great actors in supporting roles.this film has more realism than any lone Seagal movie.Seagal is usually shown as an almost indestructible "Superman".he almost always comes out of a fight with little to no physical evidence of the fight having occurred.in this film,Seagal's character has some real fights on his hands.as for DMX,based on this film,he is really talented and has great charisma to boot.i think he is more than equal to the task at hand.he probably could have carried this movie on his own.another good thing about this movie is that there is some character development happening.the bad guys aren't just used as plot devices.at least i didn't think so.for me,Exit Wounds is a strong 8/10

Don't you hate it when the hero and his mate have the bad guys held up and then the hero's mate swings his gun round and points it at the hero, and it turns out he's one of the bad guys after all? Most recently seen in high profile in SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER Indiana Jones 4? Well guess what? Spielberg didn't think of it. And neither did the people behind Exit Wounds - it was already old hat when they came up with the idea of trotting it out towards the end of this rather routine Seagal vehicle.Seagal is a problem cop, transferred to a problem precinct where the main activity is playing "Guess who's not corrupt". We have a black crime boss who has a monumentally irritating comedy fat black sidekick, plus Tom Arnold in screaming over-the-top mode (is he ever in any other mode?).You may come to the conclusion at this point that I found this movie rather tiresome. If Seagal butt-kicking action is your thing - and it's OK, that's why I watched the movie - there's some of that in it, but this film severely lacked anything approaching originality - it was simply tired old formula from start to finish. And not even a good example of the formula, either.