OUT OF REACH review!(Contain Spoilers)
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SimonLustenberger
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[setting a rose on fire]
Faisal: Pretty isn't it? But like any rose, a company must cut its thorns.
Faisal: Pain is your friend. Learn to love pain and it'll set you free.
William (Seagal) : Lewis, you're playing a whore's game. You ain't nothing but a whore. Now you know what happens to whores don't you now?
Lewis: What?
William: Whores always get ****ed don't they?
William: I despise taking human life. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit the fact that I'm gonna enjoy killing YOU slowly.
[William and Faisal are in a stand-off]
William: It's my favorite moment in life.
Faisal: What's that?
William: That's when the predator becomes the prey.
Irena: My friend William, he'll come, you'll see.
Faisal: I look forward to meeting him. The sooner, the better.
Faisal: Pretty isn't it? But like any rose, a company must cut its thorns.
Faisal: Pain is your friend. Learn to love pain and it'll set you free.
William (Seagal) : Lewis, you're playing a whore's game. You ain't nothing but a whore. Now you know what happens to whores don't you now?
Lewis: What?
William: Whores always get ****ed don't they?
William: I despise taking human life. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit the fact that I'm gonna enjoy killing YOU slowly.
[William and Faisal are in a stand-off]
William: It's my favorite moment in life.
Faisal: What's that?
William: That's when the predator becomes the prey.
Irena: My friend William, he'll come, you'll see.
Faisal: I look forward to meeting him. The sooner, the better.
Amos Stevens
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Thanks for the review Mason
Littledragon
Above The Law
SimonLustenberger said:
LOL I just love Seagal's lines.
Clement3000
aka The Phoenix
This is another review posted of Out of Reach from Amazon.com
Seagal comes in from the cold - A must see!!!, July 14, 2004
Reviewer: ron starkey (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Steven Seagal makes a strange return to form in what might best described as The Spy Who Came in From The Cold meets The Ipcress File. This is a stylish spy-thriller with overtones of Michael Caine and Ian Fleming. The set-up is simple enough: Seagal is a retired Spy who has sponsored a young orphan, in Poland. He sends her money and letters. Then suddenly, the girl goes missing. Seagal dusts off his trusty Browning 9MM, heads to Warsaw, and takes on what turns out to be a child-slavery ring. That's the plot. But, what makes this a winner, is the stylish fight scenes. No to mention, Matt Schulze as the fantastically reptilian villain. Also the supporting cast, of largely unknown British and Polish actors are all very good. I liked the script. I liked the visuals. As for Seagal himself - he seems to be chanelling Marlon Brando, with his subtle, raspy, drawl. The climactic sword fight that ends Out Of Reach is truly spectacular. Obviously Director Poh-Chih Leong is drawing on his Hong Kong action-roots here. And for Seagal fans, you have to by this DVD; just to work-out who exactly has re-dubbed the Seagal voice-overs in some of the scenes. Two thumbs, way, way up!!!
Reviewer: ron starkey (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Steven Seagal makes a strange return to form in what might best described as The Spy Who Came in From The Cold meets The Ipcress File. This is a stylish spy-thriller with overtones of Michael Caine and Ian Fleming. The set-up is simple enough: Seagal is a retired Spy who has sponsored a young orphan, in Poland. He sends her money and letters. Then suddenly, the girl goes missing. Seagal dusts off his trusty Browning 9MM, heads to Warsaw, and takes on what turns out to be a child-slavery ring. That's the plot. But, what makes this a winner, is the stylish fight scenes. No to mention, Matt Schulze as the fantastically reptilian villain. Also the supporting cast, of largely unknown British and Polish actors are all very good. I liked the script. I liked the visuals. As for Seagal himself - he seems to be chanelling Marlon Brando, with his subtle, raspy, drawl. The climactic sword fight that ends Out Of Reach is truly spectacular. Obviously Director Poh-Chih Leong is drawing on his Hong Kong action-roots here. And for Seagal fans, you have to by this DVD; just to work-out who exactly has re-dubbed the Seagal voice-overs in some of the scenes. Two thumbs, way, way up!!!
Well i got the DVD in the post yesterday from Movietyme. I watched it last night too.
Overall i must say it's on a par with Belly Of The Beast, and is 10 times better than The Foreigner and Out For A Kill.
Okay the story is quite weak, and as pointed out before, it is a bit strange that the penpal knew that she would be helped by her distant friend. The plot is easy to follow.
Again the voice over, it is not Seagal, in my opinion this ruins the film. It sounds weird! Wait till you hear it. It doesn't happen just once or twice, but many times throughout the movie, some segments are long too.
The fight sequences are excellent. I think they are a bit better than Belly Of The Beast too.
In this movie, the stunt double is not too noticable.
Overall i think this would be much better if they sorted out the sound.
Craig
Overall i must say it's on a par with Belly Of The Beast, and is 10 times better than The Foreigner and Out For A Kill.
Okay the story is quite weak, and as pointed out before, it is a bit strange that the penpal knew that she would be helped by her distant friend. The plot is easy to follow.
Again the voice over, it is not Seagal, in my opinion this ruins the film. It sounds weird! Wait till you hear it. It doesn't happen just once or twice, but many times throughout the movie, some segments are long too.
The fight sequences are excellent. I think they are a bit better than Belly Of The Beast too.
In this movie, the stunt double is not too noticable. Overall i think this would be much better if they sorted out the sound.
Craig
Thanks for your review, Craig. But doesn't that belong here? 
http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Hey--just trying to earn my salary here.
http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Hey--just trying to earn my salary here.
I have edited my other post. Hopefully it reads better now.
Craig
Craig
Clement3000
aka The Phoenix
These have already been posted, but I'll put them here to keep everything in the same thread
Seagal, Seagal, ... Seagal!!, July 9, 2004
Reviewer: Vlitch Godunov (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 Reach,' 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!
Reviewer: Vlitch Godunov (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 Reach,' 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!
Clement3000
aka The Phoenix
Reviewer: ron starkey (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Steven Seagal makes a strange return to form in what might best described as The Spy Who Came in From The Cold meets The Ipcress File. This is a stylish spy-thriller with overtones of Michael Caine and Ian Fleming. The set-up is simple enough: Seagal is a retired Spy who has sponsored a young orphan, in Poland. He sends her money and letters. Then suddenly, the girl goes missing. Seagal dusts off his trusty Browning 9MM, heads to Warsaw, and takes on what turns out to be a child-slavery ring. That's the plot. But, what makes this a winner, is the stylish fight scenes. No to mention, Matt Schulze as the fantastically reptilian villain. Also the supporting cast, of largely unknown British and Polish actors are all very good. I liked the script. I liked the visuals. As for Seagal himself - he seems to be chanelling Marlon Brando, with his subtle, raspy, drawl. The climactic sword fight that ends Out Of Reach is truly spectacular. Obviously Director Poh-Chih Leong is drawing on his Hong Kong action-roots here. And for Seagal fans, you have to by this DVD; just to work-out who exactly has re-dubbed the Seagal voice-overs in some of the scenes. Two thumbs, way, way up!!!
Clement3000
aka The Phoenix
This one from IMDB
Date: 14 July 2004
Summary: Slightly disappointing for his fans, too little action
Date: 14 July 2004
Summary: Slightly disappointing for his fans, too little action
The plot is like the movie: pretty neutral and not above standard, like almost every Seagal movie.
Clean settings - the white building is beautiful as a setting, a little highlight.
For the Seagal-fans, there is a bit of fighting in here, I think not enough for you guys. Seagal acts like always, somewhat 'unpersonal'.
All kinda standard things we'll see: typical bad-guy, in Poland everybody drinks :-( and there are a few one-liners (like "wrong answer").
Because I have a bit weakness for Seagal (he was like a small hero over ten years ago in his old movies).
So for that, I'll rate the movie ** out of ****
Clean settings - the white building is beautiful as a setting, a little highlight.
For the Seagal-fans, there is a bit of fighting in here, I think not enough for you guys. Seagal acts like always, somewhat 'unpersonal'.
All kinda standard things we'll see: typical bad-guy, in Poland everybody drinks :-( and there are a few one-liners (like "wrong answer").
Because I have a bit weakness for Seagal (he was like a small hero over ten years ago in his old movies).
So for that, I'll rate the movie ** out of ****