Seagal's movies are of very varying quality. Many are really bad, and some are passable actioners, while some are a bit above average (for instance the Under Siege movies).
Belly of the Beast is fairly well-produced, but doesn't have anything out of the ordinary (well, other than the transvestite assassin, perhaps). It is formulaic and sometimes predictable (what, you thought the expendable ethnic sidekick would survive?), and the story is not entirely coherent, nor the characters particularly fleshed-out. It does have some nice location shots, though; one has to admit that Seagal fans get to see the world! Jamaica, Thailand, whathaveyou...
It's a pity there isn't more substance in these movies, because Seagal has enough charisma, even with that stone-face of his, to pull off something better.
5 out of 10.
Belly of the Beast is fairly well-produced, but doesn't have anything out of the ordinary (well, other than the transvestite assassin, perhaps). It is formulaic and sometimes predictable (what, you thought the expendable ethnic sidekick would survive?), and the story is not entirely coherent, nor the characters particularly fleshed-out. It does have some nice location shots, though; one has to admit that Seagal fans get to see the world! Jamaica, Thailand, whathaveyou...
It's a pity there isn't more substance in these movies, because Seagal has enough charisma, even with that stone-face of his, to pull off something better.
5 out of 10.