Gone Direct-to-DVD: December 2008
By Robert Sims, Special to Hollywood.com
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
6. Kill Switch
Cast: Steven Seagal, Isaac Hayes
The Verdict: “I think I dropped something,” Seagal’s above-the-law Tennessee cop jokes after tossing a bombing suspect through the window. That so-bad-it’s-funny quip -- stretched out thanks to Seagal’s Memphis-style BBQ sauce-thick accent -- establishes Kill Switch as his first old-school DVD endeavor. It’s actually fun to watch Seagal once again channel Dirty Harry to catch a killer. What’s more, there’s a looseness to him that was missing from made-for-DVD downers like Black Dawn and Shadow Man. Not that you believe for one minute that the Fatman in Black’s beating up the bad guys -- it’s obviously a stuntman in padding doing the hard work. Seagal may never retain his Hard to Kill fighting form again, but Kill Switch happily takes us back to when he threw his own punches.
DVD Features: None.
Stars: 3 out of 5 stars
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