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,... [More]
Starring: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo
Director: Andrew Davis
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...old-fashioned, nonstop violence from beginning to end, with subtlety out the window. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
Seagal's best.
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3/5 |
An artifact from way back when Steven Seagal was novel and therefore sort of cool.
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3/5 |
above-average, and much better than Seagal's later efforts
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6/10 |
It might be arguable whether it is the best Seagal film or not, but Nico still has all important Seagal trademarks. Full Review |
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Woefully short on originality, intelligibility and anything resembling taste. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It contains 50 percent more plot than it needs, but that allows it room to grow in areas not ordinarily covered in action thrillers. Full Review |
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