NateWatchesCoolMovies As much of a goof as Steven Seagal is these days, he does have a few very solid and badass flicks from back in the day, the best of which is probably Out For Justice. There's a whole pile of his flicks out there both new and old, and you have to know how to approach this particular minefield. There's a bunch that are awesome (Under Siege, The Glimmer Man, Above The Law) and an even bigger bunch that stink to high hell (literally anything after 1999). You can't go wrong with this one though. It's a violent, nasty gut punch of criminal activity set on the very mean streets of NYC. Seagal is pathetic in the sense that he doesn't even realize that every single film he does is stolen from under his very nose by the villain, both in terms of acting and character. I rent a Seagal flick not for Seagal, but for whatever grizzled character actor plays his nemesis, and here that slot is thoroughly rattled by a psychotic William Forsythe. Seagal plays NYC cop Gino, who is on the hunt for the killer of a childhood friend, perpetrated by unhinged lunatic Richie Madano (Forsythe), a maverick of a villain who constantly eludes Gino and plays a deadly, reckless game until he is finally caught up with. Forsythe is a juggernaut, whether trash talking his own henchman and kicking the hell out of them or taking road rage to a whole new level when he shoots a mouthy motorist in the head for looking at him the wrong way. He's the homicidal life of the party here, and Seagal struggles to live up to his talent, which he can only do via his undeniable physicality. Gina Gershon has a sheepish, slutty bit as Richie's sister, and watch for Jerry Orbach doing his thing as well. About as awesome a flick as you'll find in Seagal's career, and a total blast.

Thomas Daniel Hansen I'll guess that you either love Seagal or hate him.I certainly loved him in his Warner Bros. era (not forgetting 'Marked for Death'). And in particularly this movie. It reminds me of 'Above the Law' because he once again plays a spaghetti cop with a grudge. This time it's just goes all in on bone crushing violence. Seagal is not out for justice - he's out for good old, ice cold, an eye for an eye, swift and brutal vengeance! And he gets it! With meat cleavers, cue balls, sticks, shot guns, to the ground aikido beatings and a f-ing corkscrew! He crushes, smashes and slices his way through the bones, teeth and flesh of the bad guys, accompanied by bullets from his preferred sidearm. The story is not more than what a 90's action flick need to have. Seagal is let loose by his superior (Jerry Orbach) to catch the crazy would be mafioso Richie Madano who just killed Seagals best friend. Like in 'Above the Law' Seagals character with the (once again clingy Italian) name Gino Felino has friendly ties to the Italian mob and soon he has kicked his way to some information about the whereabouts of his former childhood acquaintance turned drug head lunatic and the climatic showdown can begin. There is not much to say about the acting, cause Steven basically just beats anyone and anything in his surrounding on his way to get Richie. Seagal himself plays Seagal like in any other Seagal movie only adding a bad Brooklyn accent. And that's how it should be done. At the age of 10 I would hate the actor if didn't liked the character he would portray (Childs logic). I really hated William Forsythe! So I guess it's my way to acknowledge his portrayal of the dope dealing, crazy, drug head and wannabe mafioso Richie Madano. Even with the rather small amount of screen time, he still succeed in bringing a bit more mad craziness in to the character than you usually would find in those types of movie bad guys. So when he finally gets his must deserved whooping you almost find yourself cheering for Seagal to breaks his bones. I really like this movie. Especially due to the degree of brutality in the fight scenes. It takes it a step further than the other action movies of that period. The fighting scenes will most definitely make you slip a ''whooa!'' or ''ooouch!'' once or twice!I like Steven Seagal for his on screen persona actually being one of the few action heroes of his time without any soft edges, like the macho style of Bronson and Eastwood before him. He is a no bull sh*t man who always wins because he IS better than his opponents. There is no need for you to take a serious beating (like JCVD in all his movies) if all it takes is to break the guy's neck. And that is was you can count on Seagal to do! And in this movie he does so very well. One of his best and one of my favorites.

SnoopyStyle This is Steven Seagal doing bad a$$ Steven Seagal. He's beating up a suspect, throwing him through a windshield. He's a cop dressed like a mobbed up thug. He's stick fighting. He's throwing unarmed bad guy out the window to his death. He's flipping William Forsythe around like a rag doll.It's a 10 for Steven Seagal fans for love his shtick. It's a 0 for people who hate mindless meaningless violence. So I'll split the difference and give it a 5. Don't look for good acting or good writing. It is strictly an one-man show and Steven Seagal's self-love.

Scott LeBrun "Out for Justice" is good for a lot of thrills AND a lot of laughs. It's simply good bone crunching, face smashing, thigh gouging, lower leg splattering fun, with violence aplenty, as was the style for Steven Seagal's earliest vehicles. The star plays Gino Felino, a Brooklyn detective out to get even with swaggering, out of control neighbourhood psychopath Richie Madano (William Forsythe), who'd murdered Gino's partner in broad daylight and in front of witnesses. As Gino works to track Richie down, so does the mob, who refuses to be associated with wise guy wannabe Richie, as his actions are considered nothing short of embarrassing. Eventually, Gino finds out the reason for the murder and is all set for a grand showdown with Richie and all of his assorted thugs. Now, you KNOW Richie is a bad one when shortly after shooting the partner he kills a random woman simply because she made him mad. Forsythe lights up the screen as this rabid dog of a bad guy. Seagal, well, he's Seagal, and despite the efforts to beef up his character by giving him some major speeches, the action fan watching is likely to wish the monologues would end and that the movie would get back to the bloodletting. Still, Seagal does a superb job of kicking ass all over the place, which is all we can really ask for - and, hey, we can see Gino is an all right kind of guy as he rescues a dog that had been cruelly discarded by a jerk in a station wagon. What's hilarious is that for all of Richie's coke snorting, he's still a graceless, overweight slob. The result is a final fight that's incredibly one-sided! Jerry Orbach is rather under utilized as Gino's police captain, but other supporting actors do fine, including Jo Champa as Gino's ex-wife, Shareen Mitchell as the partners' wife, Sal Richards as likable enough mobster Frankie, Ronald Maccone as mob boss Don Vittorio, and Gina Gershon as Richie's sister. A lot of familiar faces in small parts also helps to make this fun: Jay Acovone, Robert LaSardo, John Toles-Bey, Gianni Russo, Dominic Chianese, Julianna Margulies, John Leguizamo, Shannon Whirry, Raymond Cruz, Julie Strain, and Dan Inosanto. Pay close attention and you'll see Kane Hodder, too (during the climactic action). The movie is not without a sense of humour; it's just too funny when that one bar patron gets shoved into the phone booth more than once. And the denouement is pretty priceless, too. Seagal co-produced and also co-wrote two of the songs on the soundtrack, including the hard rocking "Don't Stand in My Way", sung by Gregg Allman. It's also awesome to hear the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn". All in all, this is a good, amusing diversion with an effective bloodbath of a finale. It gets down to business pretty quickly, and delivers the good for an agreeable 92 minutes. Eight out of 10.