| "Belly Of The Beast" is, stylistically, one of Steven Seagal's better action films, with a nice story, featuring good performances from the cast, including the much underrated actor, Byron Mann.
Granted, Seagal has his share of awful films--for some, in part of his acting skills, which remain questionable by viewers. But you have to give the guy credit for keeping up with the times, especially in this day in age when people's standards for martial arts movies have been raised with the crossing over of many of Hong Kong films in the mid-90's.
Much of Tony Ching Siu-Tung's choreography is whimsical and maybe even unrealistic at times. My perspective of this, however, is that Siu-Ting did what he had to in order to make the movie work, especially when no one ever really sees Seagal throw kicks in his movies, as with many other martial arts movies, past and present. And with this, Seagal shows he can hold his own on a Hong Kong movie set, despite having to use a double for certain scenes to work.
In all fairness, and overall, "Belly Of The Beast" is a pretty entertaining film, despite its flaws. It is truly one of those movies you have to appreciate in order to enjoy, especially if you're a fan of Hong Kong stylized action.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS: "The Killer", "Marked For Death", "Naked Weapon", "The Crow", "Versus", "So Close", "Bloodmoon", "Half Past Dead" and "Exit Wounds". |
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