A review of Out of Reach from Amazon.com
Thought you got rid of me didn't you??? Well, I have my reasons for why I haven't been around as much as I was when I first started posting. Anyway, here is a review for Out of Reach that I found on Amazon.com. Sounds to me Out of Reach will join my top least favorite of Seagal (Geeze, there was a time I would have never even thought of having a least favorite) after I see it. Hopefully the one that's going to theaters will be good. Well, enough of my babbling, here you go:
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3 STARS out of 5 - Seagal, Seagal, ... Seagal!!, July 9, 2004
Reviewer: Vlitch Godunov from Birmingham, MI United States
Is it me or does there seem to be a glut of Steven Seagal straight-to-DVD movies these days? I mean, we've had 'The Foreigner,' 'Belly of the Beast' and now the latest Polish-adventure installment, 'Out of Reach.' And as much of a 'fan' of Seagal's work as anyone can actually be, I have become accustomed to his fantasy, never-say-die screen persona in much the same way you grow used to the scars left by your youthful bout of chicken pox! Seagal's work is plot motivated for sure, the script worded a little too chessily for most tastes, the acts linked thinly at the best of times, but they are still good, honest, fun movies to sit back and crack a cold one to. In 'Out of Touch,' Seagal plays William (Billy) Lancing, a former covert agent turned survivalist who is thrown into his old line of work when he discovers that the foster program he is using to help a young girl is actually a human trafficking network. Sure, we've heard it all before, but it's the way that Seagal does his slow-mo karate moves on all the gun-totting assassins that makes it worth your hard earned dollars this time around! And, as I said before, this is set in Poland once again which is where last years 'The Foreigner' was set and trust me, his look is no different in either one! So, our man Seagal must have a two-for-the-price-of-one movie deal going on back a couple of years ago! Smart cookie! Oh yeah, of course there are fatal flaws in this film (in all his films!) - such as his supposed voice over which obviously is not his but is actually his arch enemy in the movie for some reason doing HIS dialogue! - but who cares anymore?! He sure doesn't so why should we? As stated, this is Seagal at his 'best' and so deserves to be rented or purchased as soon as possible!
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By the way, one week until Out of Reach is released and no trailer. I'd stop if you're still waiting if I were you. Check everyone later, sure I'm not that missed.
Clement 
