| One of Seagal's finer, more solidified action movies to date, with great performances from an all around, well-assembled cast of mature actors and actresses, including supporting actress Pam Grier, and a raw, villainous performance by actor John Silva.
Above The Law is a hardcore all-American cop movie that headlines the story of Nico Toscani (Seagal), a man who has been there, seen it all, and knows how the world works. He grew up learning life's most important philosophies through Japanese culture, by way of martial arts training, and eventually found himself a place in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, only to be betrayed by his own and winds up back in his native hometown of Chicago, with a new career as a detective, a new family, new friends and a new lease on life.
Unfortunately, Toscani's career is put on the line when a botched drug raid leads him to corruption at the highest levels of his own department, including the FBI. Matters only get worse when he continues his investigation into the case after it is dismissed, only to find his family in danger when the city becomes a target of terror and mayhem by the very people Toscani used to be a part of back in Vietnam-not a well-equipped team of mercenaries lead by his former officer in charge, Kurt Zagon (Silva).
As time goes by, with his badge taken away, and lives at stake with no time to spare, Toscani is forced to protect his family and go after the criminals the only way he knows how, with the only help of his few friends, including his partner, Delores Jackson (Grier).
The most endearing quality about the film, directed by Andrew Davis, is that it doesn't try to do so much all at once. Once the story gets going, the film does exactly that--it sticks to the story, with each clever action sequence playing out at just the right time throughout the film.
Above The Law, above all, is an action film for U.S. action fans, or whoever is bold enough to enjoy this dated, all-American action classic featuring Seagal in raw, fine form...with the hair slicked back and everything!!! lol~~~
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS: "Bloodsport", "The Perfect Weapon", "American Samurai", "New Jack City", "Black Rain", "Marked For Death", "Passenger 57", "Lethal Weapon 3", "Honor", "Exit Wounds", "The Glimmer Man", "Walking Tall", "The Art Of War", "Cobra", "Fire Down Below", "No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers", "Banlieue 13"...and my personal favorite, "Jackie Brown", directed by Quentin Tarantino. |
