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Above the Law

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Above the Law (1988)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:8

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Probably the best of Steven Seagal's three-word-titled action films from the 1990s was his debut, ABOVE THE LAW. Seagal plays Nico, a tough cop who pulls off the biggest drug bust of his career,... Probably the best of Steven Seagal's three-word-titled action films from the 1990s was his debut, ABOVE THE LAW. Seagal plays Nico, a tough cop who pulls off the biggest drug bust of his career, only to have the FBI throw a wrench in it: why are they protecting one of the country's biggest drug lords, and what does it have to do with Nico's covert work in Vietnam? As his temper explodes all over Chicago, Nico's sixth-degree black belt in aikido proves helpful in his search for answers. Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier plays Nico's partner, Jax. [More]

Starring: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo

Starring: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo, Henry Silva

Director: Andrew Davis

Director: Andrew Davis
Story: Andrew Davis, Steven Seagal
Producer: Steven Seagal, Andrew Davis

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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...old-fashioned, nonstop violence from beginning to end, with subtlety out the window.

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04/29/09
John J. Puccio
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Brian Webster
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06/27/05
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02/10/05
Nell Minow
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08/27/04
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

Seagal's best.

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04/26/04
Mark Robison
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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Walter Chaw
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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An artifact from way back when Steven Seagal was novel and therefore sort of cool.

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10/03/02
Rob Vaux
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Flipside Movie Emporium

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08/29/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

above-average, and much better than Seagal's later efforts

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

It might be arguable whether it is the best Seagal film or not, but Nico still has all important Seagal trademarks.

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Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Woefully short on originality, intelligibility and anything resembling taste.

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Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post

It contains 50 percent more plot than it needs, but that allows it room to grow in areas not ordinarily covered in action thrillers.

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01/01/00
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