SnoopyStyle There is some good stuff here. But we do need more Seagal action. The best thing is maybe the super hot Kelly LeBrock as a nurse. Can we get a sponge bath? Steven does some Eastern Medicine stuff, does some fighting, and you know.... Seagal needs to expand his acting skills. Or else they need to cover the bad acting with a funny sidekick or a lot of big action. At least they got LeBrock as a distraction.Mason Storm (Steven Seagal) films Senator Vernon Trent (William Sadler) in a compromising dockside conversation to corrupt cops. Then they come after him. His wife was killed, and they think they killed him, too. Unknown to them, he was only in a Coma. Seven years later, he comes out of the coma, and the senator comes after him again. Nurse Andy Stewart (Kelly LeBrock) is caught in the gunfight, and she helps Mason escape the hospital. This time, Mason need to take down the senator once and for all.

ironhorse_iv It's hard to figure out how Steven Seagal ever became an action star. In my opinion, he never had the best body figure to move. I know he was trained in Aikido, but his fighting style is so slow and pain taking awkwardly choreograph. Don't get me wrong, I know he can probably fight, and kick my butt if he wanted to, but in his prime was run of the mill in martial arts ability at best. He is no Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee, or Jet Li at his best. Hard to Kill is just awful movie. This movie is bloody horrible. You can take that to the bank! The blood bank! The plot goes like this, a bunch of criminals put Steven Segal's character Mason Storm into a coma when they mistake him for death after attacking him at a house invasion. The reason for this was because Mason Storm was a Los Angeles police detective who was investigating the mob meeting with corrupt government figures like Senator Vernon Trent (William Sadler) and few dirty cops with a video camera and audio tapes. First off, with a name like Mason Storm, its sounds like a porn star rather than a cop. When you add the silly ponytail, and the voyeurism like feel, he really does look like a weirdo pornstar. Lt. O'Malley (Frederick D. Coffin) sees that Storm isn't death, so they decide to hide Storm under another name so the mob wouldn't find him. O'Malley also found the tape that Storm has hidden in his house. Mason Storm hid the video camera in the fridge. Apparently, putting exposed negatives film in a freezer is a good way to preserve them. Sure, good luck, trying to develop that! If O'Malley found the tape, why didn't he use it against the senator and the dirty cops? Instead of using it against the senator, O'Malley kept it lock up with him, until that one day Mason Storm wakes up. Anyways, Mason Storms does wake up, after seven years, and the mob sent somebody to kill him. If the criminals knew he was in a coma, how come they didn't kill him off while he was asleep? This movie doesn't make any sense. What comes next is the stupidest idea ever. A coma patient out running a healthy man with a gun, is beyond me. Seriously dumb. Since escaping the hospital, he was forced to hide in his nurse's Andy (Kelly LeBrock) friend's house until he can heal enough to take his revenge on Trent and the mob. The training montage is just silly. I've always found hilarious how he tries to pay homage to Asian culture in each and every of his movies. He probably wish he was Asian himself. If only it wasn't misused and over the top. In the montage, its way over the top. In no way is Steven Segal even in top shape even if he didn't came out of a Coma. Mason Storm even screws Kelly LeRock pretty soon at finding his wife is dead. Who knew, that after seven years in Coma, your body isn't going to end up like jelly, but you end up being strong enough to get back into action, and have sexual intercourse in only 7 days. Well, the movie has the same plot that every Steven Segal has. So it's not that new in the action movie field. Still, why is there a pointless action scene at the robbery at the liquor store that has nothing to do with the rest of the plot? How come, there is a mat there, while he is breaking the foot of the Latino gang leader? Another thing, how do punch one of the criminals in the front of his gangs and nobody notice it in the beginning of the film? Or the police that didn't notice a gun behind the back of a criminal dress up as a doctor when facing his back? The movie is so full of cheesy one liners. It's insane. I love how he delivers the blood bank line to an empty room. Who does that? The late Bruce Malmouth wasn't a particularly strong director and it really shows with those stupid shots. The acting is mediocre. Seagal's then-wife Kelly LeBrock doesn't add anything new. Just awkward saxophone music in the love scenes. Still, there was okay score by David Michael Frank. Overall: Like most Steven Seagal movies, it's a little overdone, a little unbelievable, you know what you're getting yourself into. A B-List action film. So don't hold your breath out thinking it will be awesome.

Scott LeBrun Good, straightforward actioner with Seagal in his second feature film vehicle (after debuting in "Above the Law"). He plays Mason Storm, an undercover detective who digs up some dirt on a mobster and a crooked politician, and receives multiple bullets to the chest as a result (turns out some of his fellow cops are crooked, too). His wife is murdered, and his son disappears. Meanwhile, he spends the next seven years in a coma, and when he awakens, he's ready to get his revenge. Efficient direction by Bruce Malmuth in this enjoyable diversion that gets right to the point, and delivers enough violence to keep us happy. It also gives us a smoking hot love interest in the form of luscious Kelly Le Brock (Seagal's wife at the time), as the nurse who takes an interest in him and helps him get back to prime ass kicking condition. The supporting cast is all quite capable, from the always fantastic William Sadler as the weaselly, cowardly senator (who should have known better than to give himself an identifiable catch phrase), Frederick Coffin as Storm's loyal old buddy O'Malley, Charles Boswell, Branscombe Richmond, Andrew Bloch, and Dean Norris as various corrupt detectives / thugs, and lovely Bonnie Burroughs as Storm's ill-fated wife. There are some amusing touches to this screenplay, as it initially takes place in 1983, during the night of the Academy Awards, and there's also Storm's reaction to the changes that have taken place, such as President George Bush, Sr.; his reaction to seeing Geraldo Rivera on TV is particularly funny. We also get to see Seagal with his hair down for once, and sporting a very nice moustache and beard (cultivated by the nurse during his coma). Then there's the opportunity to see Seagal play a character who's very vulnerable during one section of the movie, and who's obliged to orchestrate an escape using a handy mop. The pace never flags, and it's fun as always to see Seagal doing his thing, at least during these early years of his career where he really gave more of an effort. And the villains are wretched enough scum that we just can't wait to see them get what they deserve. A solid film of its type, "Hard to Kill" delivers the goods for fans of this genre.

namashi_1 'Hard to Kill' is Predictable, Yet Fun. Eternal Bad-Ass Steven Seagal, like always, delivers a spirited & energetic performance. 'Hard to Kill' Synopsis: Detective Mason Storm, who falls into a coma after being shot during a fire-fight that killed his wife Felicia and son Sonny, reawakens seven years later to find his son alive and seeks vengeance with the coma-ward nurse and his old partner.'Hard to Kill' never tries to be path-breaking, and that is its biggest plus point. It remains true to its premise & offers entertainment. Steven McKay's Screenplay is engaging. Bruce Malmuth's Direction is passable. Cinematography & Editing, are functional. Action-Sequences are excellent.Performance-Wise: Seagal is an Eternal Bad-Ass, and in here, like always, he delivers a spirited & energetic performance. Kelly LeBrock looks amazing & does a credible job. Frederick Coffin is adequate. William Sadler is perfect. Branscombe Richmond lends support.On the whole, 'Hard to Kill' is a winner.