Most of his post 2010 "Born to Raise Hell" efforts so far have been pretty bad and judging by continuous low IMDb ratings, some are even below 4.0, maybe its time for him to retire. But do you think any of his movies even just one in 2020s and/or 2030s if he's still around be worth anything or even be average but watchable 5/10 achievements, or is it a dead end now for Steven Seagal's movie career?
shareWas he ever in a good movie?
He runs like a 6th grade kid and a plank of wood from Home Depot has more screen presence. A fairly seasoned MMA fighter could tear this fat boy to pieces.
He also likes to harass and shove around women when he’s not busy sucking off Vladimir Putin.
Fuck this guy.
"Was he ever in a good movie?"
Under Siege 2 (1992) (his best film in my opinion) and same director Andrew Davis' Seagal debut "Above the Law" (aka "Nico") (1988) were both pretty good. A few others are decent and some are average but watchable, however, he has made some poor and truly terrible ones as well and his direct to video post 2010 efforts have been mostly continuously bad.
IT IS POSSIBLE...BUT IT WILL NOT BE A SEAGAL FLICK...IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEONE HIRING HIM TO FOR THEIR FILM...AND KNOWING HOW TO UTILIZE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE ACTION STAR....IT'S A LONGSHOT...BUT IT COULD HAPPEN...MAYBE QUENTIN TATRANTINO IS A BIG HARD TO KILL FAN.
shareYou're right; something like his part in Executive Decision is probably his only shot at being in a decent movie at this point.
shareFundamentally...he is too old and fat for anyone to consider putting him in a movie.
He has survived the last 15 years or so making cameos in nondescript action movies, but even they have dried up.
And I dont think he was smart about his career. Look at Jackie Chan, another action star who is older and not able to do the sort of stuff he used to do...but he acknowledged it. He slowed down, started doing more dramatic roles (karate kid remake, The Foreigner, ).
And he comes across as very serious and dour...Chan, Arnie,
Stallone, The Rock, even Van Damme have shown a lighter side in movies.
Seagal is frankly a figure of ridicule these days, and there are many negative stories from people in the movie business about him.
I can't see any reason why anyone would give him an acting role, and am surprised that he still has fans out there that are seemingly mystified as to why he is no longer making movies.
I AGREE WITH THAT...ALMOST ENTIRELY.
I WOULD CALL MYSELF A NOSTALGIA FAN MORE THAN ANYTHING...I ENJOYED A HANDFUL OF HIS EARLY FILMS AND THEN EVERYTHING YOU SAID BECAME THE REALITY.
Thanks K, but even in his earlier movies like Above The law and others, my biggest issue with him was his thin, weedy voice.
He clearly had the fighting skills back then, but for me the voice never matched the physique.
"Kill Bill volume 1" (2003) allegedly borrowed the premise from "Hard to Kill" (1990). And Robert Rodriguez, Tarantino's major movie buddy, has cast Seagal in his "Machete" (2010) flick and as a (arguably first time ever) bad guy to boot.
shareNo, he doesn't give a shit any more. It stands out a mile from his more recent 'offerings'. In some of them he didn't even do his own ADR (and it's really obvious). He just rolls up, does the absolute minimum possible for the maximum amount of cash he can screw them for.
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