And so Steven Seagal continues his prolific career in straight-to-video product with THE KEEPER, another film completely indistinguishable from the dozens he's made since evacuating our cinema screens back in the 1990s. It's a completely serviceable movie that plays out as a string of action sequences well executed but completely unmemorable; there are scenes of Seagal fighting in hand-to-hand combat with bad guys, disarming bad guys and engaging in shoot-outs with bad guys. The plot is weak and the script limited; essentially, this is one of those action-star-as-bodyguard movies featuring our hero risking his life to save a young woman from the clutches of kidnappers.The good things? The film is ably directed and the fight sequences short, snappy and well-handled. Seagal is pretty poor, it has to be said, and there's still far too much distraction from his copious use of doubles (not content with a mere body double in the fight sequences, he now employs a hair double for back-of-the-head shots). Thankfully his voice is only dubbed in the opening scene, which is something. The unfamiliar supporting cast is very bland with the notable exception of Liezl Carstens, who I found quite smouldering as the sultry young damsel-in-distress; if ever an actress could pull off the unconvincing romantic scenes involving her and Seagal's character, it would be her.

I just saw the Keeper and I agree with may of the reviews here that this is one of Steve's better pictures of the last few years. Having said that, I must also observe that those who disparage the acting of Seagal and his co-stars would not know good acting if it walked up and bit them.......Granted he is not a great actor, maybe not even a good one, but he is a decent actor capable of displaying and selling humor when it is called for. THAT is a sign of an actor who knows what he is doing.....as the old actor said on his death bed "Dying is easy, it's comedy that's hard."....and truer words were never spoken. All of those in this picture who delivered lines did so on an acceptable level...Academy Award performances they are not, but if you think this is bad acting....you have not been around much.

Steven Seagal has made several crappy movies in the past years, but with this movie, he makes his ultimate come back. All the fight scenes are done by himself and the story of the movie is better than a common Seagal movie.The acting work of every actor in this movie is pretty decent and sometimes even great! That's not what you would expect of a common Seagal film.If you liked the movies: Driven to Kill (a.k.a. Ruslan), Urban Justice and Pistol Whipped, you should certainly give this movie a try.9 out of 10 stars.

Seagal is going back to basics in this movie sticking to what he knows. Beating up the bad guys. Really didn't know what to expect and was blown away by this latest movie. If he continue to make movies like this he will leave the stinkers behind. gave it 8 : 10 for making an effort to please his fans. Seagal needs to work harder with his movies and using what he knows to sell himself. He will never be a great actor but he could be the greatest action star. Hope he continues this trend. I hope they make an under siege 3, as this would be a suitable direction for seagal and pull in new fans and incorporate new ideas. His gangster rap movies are hopeless. Hope we don't have to watch those again.Henry