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Out for Justice (Widescreen/Full Screen)

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

A BROOKLYN COP [SEAGAL] GOES AFTER THE MURDERER OF HIS PARTNER. HAS PLENTY OF GOOD ACTION TO SPARE AND IT HAS A VERY GOOD VILLAIN, WHO'S PLAYED BY WILLIAM FORSYTHE. THIS IS ANOTHER REMINDER OF HOW GOOD STEVEN SEAGAL'S MOVIES REALLY WERE BACK IN THE EARLIER DAYS OF HIS CAREER. SEAGAL FANS SHOULD DEFINITELY TRY TO GO OUT AND BUY THIS ONE. THIS IS REALLY WORTH OWNING.

Great action. This is a great movie if you like over the top violence without much story. The fight scenes and shootouts were cool, but those fake Italian accents and the Mob stuff was just plain cheesy and out of place.
I like Steven Seagal, but I didn't know who to root for in this movie because everyone was a scumbag, even Gino(Steven Seagal) and his partner.
Steven Seagal was out for something in this movie, but I don't think it was Justice.

This movie is definately action packed with it's share of violence. Steven Seagal is wonderful as a "Brooklin born" cop willing to go the extra mile to catch a killer. This movie is well written because it shows the viewers that even policemen have difficult jobs going after bad criminals, even if it is a friend. I thought that this movie was one of Steven Seagal's best!I would encourage any fan of his to definately add it to your collection!

I find it appropriate to review this, one of Seagal's best films and a classic in the genre. His career now a shell of its former self, Seagal proves with 'OFJ' that he used to deliver the goods.

I used to think there wasn't much to making a good Seagal film. How hard can it be? But his recent efforts, which have gone straight to DVD, prove that some talent is required to make a satisfying rogue-cop-on-a-mission flick.

Seagal plays Brooklyn cop Gino Felino (I'm not kidding) whose partner is blown away on the streets (18th Avenue, we're told over and over) by the crack-smoking lunatic Richie, played with aplomb by William Forsythe. Using his acute knowledge of 'the neighborhood', Gino sets off on revenge, killing several dozen people before the suitably ultraviolent finale.

The film has many things going for it. Firstly, Seagal attempts a Brooklyn accent and an overall Brookln persona which is priceless to watch. Second, the violence is top notch. It starts off strong with a pimp being put through a windshield after insulting Gino's Italian-American heritage. The violence then escalates as Gino uses tried-and-true methods of interrogation such as the old cue-ball in the bar towel, shots to the family jewels, the snapping of wrists, and good old fashioned Smith and Wesson. Thirdly, William Forsythe is amazing as Richie, proving that he will throw himself into a role totally and completely. His fat man waddle, crazy crooked mustache, and berserker behavior make him a great villain. Think about it--Seagal versus a fat character actor doesn't sound like much, right? But Forsythe is game and makes the film fun to watch.

What else? The film is totally foul-mouthed, full of off color humor and a message that is morally dubious at best.

OFJ also has a crop of familiar faces. Jerry Orbach, plays ::gasp:: a cop. Gina Gershon appears as Richie's sister. John Leguizamo appears in a two second bit during a cheesy montage sequence. Julianna Margulies plays one of Richie's hook-ups. B-movie babe Shannon Whirry appears in a revealing outfit.

Highly recommended to the action fan. Required viewing if you hail from Brooklyn.

this is the best steven seagal film ever hwo cares if it looks like nico its a hole lot better the fights the action the story they are all great its a must see for fans of martial arts and action

'Out For Justice' is my second favourite Steven Seagal movie. My most favourite is 'Hard To Kill'. If you like Steven Seagal, I highly recommend both of them for your DVD collection.

I am usually a big Segal fan, and find very little wrong with most of his films. This one however is another story. If anyone important to the Hollywood scene sees this reveiw please pass on the fact that it no one should try to make a graphically violent low-budget film. It just doesn't work. The movie had an ok story-line, but there was something missing. Whether it was a better supporting cast, more background on the characters, or what I can not decide. I just wasn't impressed.

On the positive side, Steven Seagal managed to top his first movie. Now for the negative. Just like how every character in Marked for Death feels the urge to speak Jamaican (even the Americans), every character in Out for Justice speaks Italian. However, they don't just speak Italian. Every character is an inflated Italian stereotype. I don't know which I detest more, Steven Seagal's cop character who wears a beret, attacks people who don't know the answers to his questions, and continues to break countless bones, or Richie, the most annoying villain ever to be seen on film. However, this film did offer its share of laughs. Steven Seagal shows his naughty side by pocketing three nude photographs of his best friend and Richie's girlfriend, both of whom are dead at the time of the pictures' discovery. He even shows off his find to some women. The puppy subplot was amazing. The ending seemed like something out of a Beethoven movie, but it still beat all of Steven's other endings for funniest (inadvertently) except for The Patriot. You just can't beat a military helicopter shooting flowers.

Out For Justice Steven Seagal's fourth film is pretty much the
same type of carnage which we previsley seen in his last three
films. Breaking Bones using everything from a meat cleaver, pool
balls tightly wound in a sock, to a saw-offed shotgun. The Viloence is high and much more brtual than in "Marked For Death"
Story plays like this Seagal plays a streetwise tough Italian
Cop named Gino, who goes on a one man rampage agaisnt a childhood Nemesis Named Ritchie played by William Forsythe who
made this role every bit as mean and psychotic as it supposed to be. who killed his partner and best friend in Broad Daylight.
Now Gino has become a terrible cop stealing evidence, destroying
establishments, beating the hell out of anyone who gets in his
way of nabbing his quarry when in the end the cop is no better
than the hood he's pursuing. One good thing i say about this film is even though it's terrible it somhow has the uncanny ability to hold the viewer's attention until the climax which is bloody but entertaining.

From the opening scene...right up until Seagal's rescued pup relieves himself on the scumbag who had thrown him out of a moving car, Out For Justice delivers on all levels. Affectionately known as OFJ by its die-hard, no-life fans, this film shows what is truly possible when flawless casting, top rate acting and a superb script come together in a labor of love. The story concerns Gino Fellino, a Brooklyn born cop whose crime fighting genius is not fully appreciated by fellow officers. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that he commiserates with the local mafia outfit as if he were a member. Playing Gino's villainous foil is veteran character actor William Forsythe, who portrays the drug and sex addicted fat body Ritchie Madano in an Oscar worthy performance. Madano, who has all of the ethnic features of an overweight Dutch boy, mercilessly slaughters Gino's partner, one Bobby Lupo, and then proceeds to joyfully slay anyone foolish enough to get in his way, including a random bystander who had the audacity to ask Ritchie to move his car. Ritchie's highly skilled and ruthless gang of criminal masterminds includes the handsome Bobby Arms, whose signature windbreaker jacket exudes a sense of iron will; the seemingly innocent Bucci, dressed immaculately in a Brooklyn t-shirt and possessing a rap sheet as long as Gino's arm; and the valiant Joey, whose prowess at eliminating bothersome mice from his apartment is legendary in the New York area. Together, Ritchie and his gang terrorize the greater Brooklyn area, blowing through drugs, hookers and money in a violent display of hedonism. Brilliantly staying one step ahead of Gino at every turn, Ritchie, who was rumored to have run a 3 minute mile during the set lunch break, makes effective use of his right hand man Vinnie Madano in keeping Gino and the Mafia off balance. Vinnie offers a plethora of his own sociopathic killers, including the menacing Tattoo, who was rejected from membership with the Pagan motorcycle gang when he was seen compassionately comforting a bloodied Vinnie after a shake down; Sticks, who passes the time by waiting for barroom attackers to test his pool cue weaponry skills; Bennie the Book, who has seemingly made millions in the gambling racket judging by his wardrobe; and watch guard Vermeer, who reportedly studied the lifestyles of men who hang out on rooftop porches smoking cigarettes in order to prepare for the part. The middle hour of the film consists of endless vulgarity and slaughter as well as the equivalent of 400 lbs of human bone being snapped by the relentless Gino. The action comes to a head when Gino finally corners the elusive Ritchie smoking...at the apartment/squat of his hooker girlfriend, the aptly named Rica. The final showdown between Ritchie and Gino burns with all the intensity of a Cecil B. DeMille biblical epic, with Ritchie's death by cork screw serving as a social statement on the wickedness of crime and poor coordination, and which also may be a symbolic nod to the sacrifice of Chaz the Chair, who died at the hands of Ritchie in the ultimate sacrifice for the betterment of humanity. The Citizen Kane of the 90s. Warning, bring plenty of Kleenex and prepare yourself for lengthy post-film group critique and analysis. (This review is dedicated to the memory of Uncle Pino).