4/16/2023 0 Comments Beyond the law![]() ![]() Players find themselves responsible for choosing among 50 paramilitary specialists in order to create a super group - one designed to operate beyond the law. Just keep your expectations way down and you just might just enjoy it.Magnum Games enters the PC gaming market with Beyond the Law: The Third Wave, a squad-based strategy-shooter. It’s too bad we don’t get the Exit Wounds reunion as that could have been a big selling point for this movie but the supporting cast and some violent kills make it entertaining enough. Overall, Beyond the Law is one of Seagal’s better films of late even if he doesn’t do all that much this is Johnny Messner’s show and he gets to be broody and badass while he’s out for revenge. Kilpatrick is only in 2 scenes and I wish he had a few moments with Seagal as they starred in Under Siege 2 together but I just enjoy watching him in any capacity.Īnyway, Beyond the Law finally has Seagal actually saying all his own lines without being dubbed and he has a sizeable role so it’s more than just a glorified cameo I wish he had more to do though and it’s a shame he didn’t get more action scenes.ĭMX doesn’t do much either and a part of me wishes this was a sequel to Exit Wounds instead as it’s a bit of a missed opportunity. So why did I give is such a high rating? Well, I liked that it wasn’t what I expected and tried something a little different the supporting cast includes Patrick Kilpatrick (Death Warrant), Sean Kanan (Mike Barnes from Karate Kid III) and Bill Cobbs (Demolition Man) who are all underrated and awesome on-screen. The finale was a little anti-climactic and I stand by previous statements that over the top bad guy deaths need to become a thing again. It’s not short on violence either and the murder of Frank’s son is rather shocking and cold blooded so there is no doubt that Desmond Packard is an evil piece of work that needs taken out. Frank was a dodgy cop in his younger days so this is really about dealing with the consequences of the choices he has made and trying to make things right. I think the main problem this movie faced was the lack of budget so there isn’t anything particularly exciting about it with no big set-pieces but it is a down and dirty revenge movie and I liked how certain character’s actions weren’t as predictable as you’d maybe think. Messner’s cop Frank Wilson looks believably disheveled and it’s him who has the majority of action scenes although they are few and far between this is more of a slowburn revenge flick rather than an all-out action movie. He shows no emotion whatsoever (as usual) and he only has one brief 5 second fight at the end. The same can be said for Seagal who still puts on that Louisiana accent and mumbles his lines so we can barely hear him it’s hard to believe this is the same man who starred in the Under Siege movies. I’ve always liked Johnny Messner as he has that natural tough guy charisma and he is especially gravelly voiced in Beyond the Law where at times it’s hard to understand what he’s actually saying. Seagal is actually a villain in this movie and his son Desmond Packard (Zack Ward) is particularly nasty he murders what he thinks is just a worthless junkie unaware that it was the son of a cop (Johnny Messner) who vows revenge. I think Exit Wounds was the last genuinely entertaining Seagal flick and this showed promise as it had Seagal and (Exit Wounds co-star) DMX reuniting.Īlas, Seagal and DMX have no screentime together in this movie and Sensei spends the majority of the movie sitting at a table smoking cigars and drinking whiskey while telling his son what a disappointment he is. ![]() Review: It’s been a long time since Steven Segal’s name could sell a movie when I first heard about Beyond the Law I’d hoped it was a long overdue sequel to Above the Law but sadly not. Armed, dangerous and with nothing to lose, he must take on the ruthless local mob in his mission for revenge. Plot: When a former detective learns of the murder of his estranged son, he ventures back to the darkened streets he once knew so well. Beyond the Law could have been a fun Exit Wounds reunion but for some reason Seagal and DMX never share the screen together and it lacks any memorable action scenes but it does have a great supporting cast and Johnny Messner is entertaining to watch as he growls his way through various goons looking for revenge. ![]()
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