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Exit Wounds

Exit Wounds (2001)

March. 16,2001
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5.6
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R
| Action Thriller Crime

Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.

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Mjeteconer
2001/03/16

Just perfect...

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Noutions
2001/03/17

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

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Afouotos
2001/03/18

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Siflutter
2001/03/19

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Leofwine_draca
2001/03/20

Steven Seagal's supposed "comeback" film is an action thriller with some intense, expertly-crafted action scenes saddled on to a routine, clichéd plot which never rises above the "good guys battle police corruption" idea which has been done so many times previously (indeed, to highlight the cliché, Seagal's character is even referred to as "Serpico" in one scene). This time, however, the film is slightly different to most in that the budget is larger than usual, and the film has a slick style, a hard edge that's missing from more usual lower-budgeted fare. This time, too, there's an element of humour in the script, with jokes about Seagal's adopted "hardman" persona as he joins an anger management class, and comic supporting characters (not so funny, including one offensive black guy whose lame brained moronic humour definitely wasn't required).The cast is a better one than usual. Seagal - who lost weight for the role - is in good shape and looks capable of carrying out some of the well-edited martial arts techniques he tries out in this movie, although his acting hasn't changed since his debut. DMX is pretty limited as Leon Rollins, who turns from extreme bad guy to good guy at around halfway through in one of the film's many character twists. The familiar faces of Tom Arnold, Michael Jai White, and Bill Duke pep out the supporting cast, while Jill Hennessy makes for a strong feminine role as Seagal's tough Commander. The loud music is frequently intrusive and one of the film's flaws.The action sequences, however, are excellent, and worth watching. Beginning with a large-scale shoot-out involving a squad of renegade commandos disguised as policemen and finishing with a clever helicopter stunt, this has it all. There are MATRIX-style camera tricks used to make characters perform impossible manoeuvres, a motorbike chase, an excellent van set-piece which contains one of the coolest vehicle crashes ever filmed, a scene which harks back to the old days with Seagal battling a street gang single-handedly and breaking many arms and legs, plus plenty of shootings and one-on-one battles for Seagal. Thrilling stuff, it's just a shame the story is so familiar and overdone. Not bad for the genre, though.

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callanvass
2001/03/21

Believe it or not, this movie wound up #1 at the box office when it was first released. Seagal's career was heading downhill fast, but this movie resurrected his career, and it became a hit. It made 51 million overall in the U.S. Seagal tried to replicate this formula with another hip ensemble cast in Half Past Dead by having another rapper (Ja Rule) but that bombed at the box office, and Seagal has been in STD hell, ever since. I'm honestly not sure why this became a hit for Seagal. It's certainly not bad, but there is really nothing all that special about it. It has plenty of lame comedy, thanks to the unfunny Tom Arnold, and some admittedly funny lines by Steven Seagal. It doesn't embarrass itself in the action department. It has a great opening, and Seagal does do some of his trademark bone crunching, and seems to be relatively in shape, unfortunately… Seagal's laziness was starting to commence as well. There are some laughable kickboxing moves, which do not seem to be coming from Seagal. The story itself is familiar. Seagal's "Orrin Boyd" character is a little bit like Serpico. Orrin is a lone wolf, and wants to uncover cop corruption. Sound familiar? Seagal does seem at least somewhat invested into this project. He does have some funny lines, as I stated earlier in the review. I wouldn't call his performance great, but at least signs of his old charisma are here. There is a pivotal moment, involving a death of someone he is close too, and he seems only slightly concerned. I also didn't buy the forced attraction between Seagal & Jill Hennessy. It was always subtle, but it came across as quite awkward. DMX seems very uninterested in his role, and doesn't react to much of anything. He does have a twist which I didn't see coming, but he looked bored. Isaiah Washington does well as Seagal's partner. Anthony Anderson is terribly unfunny in his role. There is a scene between him and Tom Arnold at the end credits, which is supposed to be hilarious, because they are improvising on the fly. It came across as stupid, and unbearable. Michael Jai White has an OK fight scene with Steven Seagal in the finale. It was quite disappointing in all honesty. Tom Arnold's popularity has always befuddled me, and I felt his character was a waste of time. Bruce McGill & Bill Duke add decent support, whilst Eva Mendes is sexy, but that's about it. According to her, she was dubbed by another actress, and hated the film. I couldn't tell if she was dubbed or not. Final Thoughts: I thought it was OK. It won't make your day, but it passes the time adequately. It has enough action to keep you watching for most of the duration. I would certainly recommend it over Seagal's STD stuff5.3/10

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betatron69
2001/03/22

This film was the worse Steven Segal film that I ever seen. Not because of Steven Segal but because of DMX. DMX can't act! DMX ruined an great Segal film. First, pairing Segal and DMX in the same film. DMX has no business been in one screen shot nevertheless a whole film with Steven Segal. Second, the role didn't fix DMX. His character was totally out of character for DMX: It wasn't a good fix. Lastly, why did they ruin this otherwise great Steven Segal film using DMX. They could have used a geeky young hispanic that was the son of a drug lord to make the plot work a lot better. I'm a big Steven Segal fan but this film sucked because of DMX acting and the rule he played in the film.

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kai ringler
2001/03/23

this is the only movie that i've ever seen DMX in.. it's very sad to hear he's in jail now,, he's a great rapper, and apparently a decent actor also,, he did very well in this movie opposite Seagal i thought,, probably one of the only people to actually give Seagal a decent "fight" scene challenging him wise, Steven gets demoted to a dirty rotten precinct in Detroit known as the 15th. there here again gets demoted down to crossing guard,, but earns his way back to solve a case of dirty cops,, DMX plays a guy looking to even a score with some very bad dudes.. Anthony Anderson is a laugh a minute here as a strip club owner,, the acting was very decent, and the storyline as well,, one of the better Seagal movies. look for Sunshine from DMX as the main track,, it really sets the mood for the whole movie.

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