OUT OF REACH review!(Contain Spoilers)

[Shawn C]

I rented and watched this today. I gave it a 6.5 out of 10.


The fights scenes were much better than "Belly of the Beast". There was no "wire-fu". The fights were much more realistic.


The acting was decent by the supporting cast. I'm pretty sure the bad guy was in a previous Seagal movie (I can't recall which one, though...it was a recent one).


Things that could've been better:


-The dubbing of another actor's voice, which has been mentioned already.

-Some cheesy parts, such as when Seagal "poses" after the final fight scene.

-The plot was a little too similar to "Belly of the Beast" (Seagal rescues a kidnapped girl).


Overall, it was a good movie and worth the rental. It wasn't Steven's best work, though.

 

[hulkster225]

I just rented Out of Reach, and I give it a 6 out of 10. The fight scenes were much better than Belly of the Beast and Out for a Kill, and I liked the supporting actors better. The fights kinda brought back memories of earlier movies. The voice overs for Seagal were totally unecessary and pointless. I have no idea what they were thinking when they put them in, but it really annoyed me throughout the movie. Also I think the plot was kind of slow, they should have had a few more fight scenes to speed things up. Overall not a bad movie, but nothing to go crazy about.

 

[DoHuhJooSay]

I agree with hulkster very much. The voice double was very very very very very very nerve racking. There was absolutly no point in using a voice double. In the very first fight scene when he brke that guys leg was awesome...I yelled ouch really loud..lol. The other thing that really erked me was the final fight scene where he stabbed the guy below the shoulder and he died right away. The heart would have been more realistic. You can survive a stabbing right under the shoulder. Again though it is Seagal, and definantly worth the rental. I give it a 5 because there wasn't much to the movie and it wasn't even an hour and half long. Not his best, but i still liked it just as I like all of his movies, and no matter how bad I can watch them all several times and more.

So where is everyone...thought there would be a million post about this movie? I got to watch it Friday and I have been dying waiting on Tuesday so I could see what everyone thought. Come on you guys...speak...lol.
Talk to you all later.

 

[Sworn Enemy]

I just watched 35 minutes of Out of Reach..and than deemed the flick unwatchable. It was boring in the way The Foreigner and The Patriot were boring. Belly of the Beast was good because it had constant senseless violence. And when it comes to Seagal these day, all I want to see him do is whip ass. Lord knows when he actually "speaks" these days, it isn't even him. So from now on more fight less chat fatso.

 

[Reservoir Dog]

Hands down, Seagal's best since "Exit Wounds"

I've got a question for those who did not like the film. Did you watch the same film I did? This was excellent. MUCH better than expected, and Seagal was looking good. For one thing, there was bone crunching. Once at the beginning, when Seagal takes out the CSA guys leg, and later at the end with Faisal.

The storyline was the best of any of the DTV's, and much better than HPD. Seagal slimmed down quite a bit, and that is a good thing. He looks much better than he does when he's got some weight on him, and a couple times he looked like an older version of "Nico". The young girl was a pretty decent actress, and so was Seagal's women partner. There werent too many twists, and it got a little confusing at times (how did the girl have time to write "Napoleon" under her bed?) but other than that a spectacular film.

I personally enjoyed the Polish landscapes much better than all of the Asian scenery, and it definitley made the film feel more clean cut. The supporting cast was right on the money, although the black guy really had some dumb lines. (I hated the scene where they were both out of bullets, and shot each other anyway)

Matt Schulze was great. He reminds me of Seagal. He is stylish and sharp, and also plays a great villian. Seagal himself had some great lines, a lot more than he did in the other recent films. I think Seagal felt more confident here, possibly because of the weight loss, or maybe he knew it was going to be a better film than the others.

Overall Seagal gets it right for once DTV. "Belly of the Beast" was fun, but it was hard to take the stunt doubles seriously. I think you guys are making to big a deal of the dubbing. It only happened on voiceovers, Seagal's dialogue was kept undisturbed. Seagal proves here again with the right moves, he is capable of putting on a great show. It's almost a shame the next movie will certainly be his worst (Submerged) after a great comeback like this. If i was Seagal, I really wouldnt do that film, it really sounds like it will be below him. This one I will watch again tommorow (I rented) and will ultimately buy when I get the cash. This movie is not just for die hard Seagal fans, its great for all, and is definitley refreshing from the likes of "Out for a Kill) ****

 

[Reservoir Dog]

I just watched 35 minutes of Out of Reach..and than deemed the flick unwatchable. It was boring in the way The Foreigner and The Patriot were boring. Belly of the Beast was good because it had constant senseless violence. And when it comes to Seagal these day, all I want to see him do is whip ass. Lord knows when he actually "speaks" these days, it isn't even him. So from now on more fight less chat fatso.

Constant violence? That's unsettling. Also, Seagal slimmed down, why call him fatso? Very rude and uncalled for. Moderators, take note of that.

 

[Sworn Enemy]

Constant violence? That's unsettling. Also, Seagal slimmed down, why call him fatso? Very rude and uncalled for. Moderators, take note of that.

What's so unsettling...Seagal makes violent R Rated movies. Both Under Siege 1 and 2 were nonstop action/violence.

Steven Seagal is not thin. He is fat. Calling him what he is, that's an insult? Moderators take note.....this is a forum bro, since when can't you tell it like it is..did I threaten you in some way? Nope, so you have no reason to cry out for a Mod to "take note". What are they going to do, punish me..or OH NO!!! Ban Me.

Please brother...this is a thread for reviews, I gave mine. No one asked for your worthless opinion, on my opinion of the movie.

 

[Clement3000]

I really liked your review, and feel the same way you do. We'll said, I'm happy you enjoyed the movie as much as I did.

I've got a question for those who did not like the film. Did you watch the same film I did? This was excellent. MUCH better than expected, and Seagal was looking good. For one thing, there was bone crunching. Once at the beginning, when Seagal takes out the CSA guys leg, and later at the end with Faisal.

The storyline was the best of any of the DTV's, and much better than HPD. Seagal slimmed down quite a bit, and that is a good thing. He looks much better than he does when he's got some weight on him, and a couple times he looked like an older version of "Nico". The young girl was a pretty decent actress, and so was Seagal's women partner. There werent too many twists, and it got a little confusing at times (how did the girl have time to write "Napoleon" under her bed?) but other than that a spectacular film.

I personally enjoyed the Polish landscapes much better than all of the Asian scenery, and it definitley made the film feel more clean cut. The supporting cast was right on the money, although the black guy really had some dumb lines. (I hated the scene where they were both out of bullets, and shot each other anyway)

Matt Schulze was great. He reminds me of Seagal. He is stylish and sharp, and also plays a great villian. Seagal himself had some great lines, a lot more than he did in the other recent films. I think Seagal felt more confident here, possibly because of the weight loss, or maybe he knew it was going to be a better film than the others.

Overall Seagal gets it right for once DTV. "Belly of the Beast" was fun, but it was hard to take the stunt doubles seriously. I think you guys are making to big a deal of the dubbing. It only happened on voiceovers, Seagal's dialogue was kept undisturbed. Seagal proves here again with the right moves, he is capable of putting on a great show. It's almost a shame the next movie will certainly be his worst (Submerged) after a great comeback like this. If i was Seagal, I really wouldnt do that film, it really sounds like it will be below him. This one I will watch again tommorow (I rented) and will ultimately buy when I get the cash. This movie is not just for die hard Seagal fans, its great for all, and is definitley refreshing from the likes of "Out for a Kill) ****

 

[yudansha]

You sure do go by your name...

Ofcourse, there's nothing wrong with free speech, but this is a FAN site. You know he had a 'problem' with his weight back in the day of Half Past Dead and The Foreigner (you could even see it starting in Exit Wounds) but you can also see Steven Seagal working on it, and it shows. As far as insults go, I think you've just made one: "No one asked for your worthless opinion."

 

[Clement3000]

That was completly uncalled for

Please brother...this is a thread for reviews, I gave mine. No one asked for your worthless opinion, on my opinion of the movie.

 

[Reservoir Dog]

Calling Seagal "fatso" and commenting on his weight are two things altogether. I wasnt trying to comment on your opinion, or give my own, I just would like to see something done in a review thread where you bash SEAGAL, NOT THE MOVIE. That wasnt a review buddy, it was a complaint and insult to Seagal. There are rules on the forum, stick to them, and show some respect.

 

[Sworn Enemy]

Here is what I said:
I just watched 35 minutes of Out of Reach..and than deemed the flick unwatchable. It was boring in the way The Foreigner and The Patriot were boring. Belly of the Beast was good because it had constant senseless violence. And when it comes to Seagal these day, all I want to see him do is whip ass. Lord knows when he actually "speaks" these days, it isn't even him. So from now on more fight less chat fatso

And here is what you said:
I just would like to see something done in a review thread where you bash SEAGAL, NOT THE MOVIE. That wasnt a review buddy, it was a complaint and insult to Seagal.


That my friend is a review. I touched on the aspects of the film that I did not like. I compared and contrasted to other Steven Segal films and I commented on the main actor. Have you ever read a film review. When in a review, does the reviewer NOT mention the actor.

 

[Tiggy]

Another good review of the film, good in the sense that it reports well! I think the writer, like most of us here, is a fan, and wants it to be good, but is having problems coming to terms with all the related problems, bad sound, dubbing and generally poor production. If this person is a professional reviewer, then he will have good knowledge of the film industry, and like others here with the same knowledge, it is a constant puzzle as to what SS is doing. He is such a bright man, and to watch him slipping film by film is like watching someone you love walk further and further into quicksand. You know they know what they are doing, but can neither stop them or understand why they don't turn back. Of course we here will all buy/rent the latest offering, but in my case with heavy heart. Sadly we are a small group, and it's not us who will keep him going. He needs to attract the general public, who may not be great fans, but know he turns out films worth watching, and will hire/buy them. My guess is that he is about up to his ears in the quicksand now, something has to change soon.

 

[suziwong]

OUT OF REACH & TURKEY: I got My Copy OOR !!!!

I am going to watch nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !!!!!

 

[Serena]

Wow!!! That was fast!
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!!
And then tell us what you thought.

 

[KATHYPURDOM]

I was not at the store when they opened, because I was working. I just had to many deliveries to be there when they opened, but I did buy the movie OOR and enjoyed it very much. I thought that Steven lost a lot of weight. He did look real good. It was either the sound track or the doubling that was bad, but if that didn't really bother me much. The plot was good. All in all I thought that it was great and I will probably watch it again today if I don't have to work all day again. I did see a lot of mistakes, but if you think about it, what movie doesn't have mistakes. I won't mention them because I know that some of you have not seen the movie yet.

 

[Reservoir Dog]

I am going to watch nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !!!!!

Suzi, enjoy! This is the best Seagal in years. Not to mention one of the best storylines and plot development in Seagal history. I hope you like it as much as i did!

 

[Reservoir Dog]

Well typically a review is longer than a few sentences, like mine was, if you read mine. It is a review technically, but not from a Seagal film, and it was intended to bash him, thats what I was referring to.

 

[Serena]

It's great to hear such positive things, Kathy and Reservoir Dog! Thanks for posting those comments. It's nice to see them scattered about on the forum. I'm looking forward to it, and i'm sure I'll enjoy it as much as you did.

 

[suziwong]

Out Of Reach & Turkey !!!!!

Just Finished Out Of Reach !!!!

first of all I AM VERY SORRY BUT;

Mr. STEVEN SEAGAL, HIS STAFF, HIS DIRECTOR, HIS WRITERS, HIS PRODUCERS DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TURKEY & TURKISH PEOPLE. THEY COULD AT LEAST MADE A RESEARCH ABOUT TURKEY !!!
TURKEY IS OF THE MODERN COUNTRY IS LIKE THE OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. JUST A LITTLE DETAIL, TURKISH PEOPLE DON'T USE "FES=it is kind of old still hat", IF THEY HAD A LITTLE RESEARCH THEY COULD HAVE LEARN VERY EASILY !!!


1. Yes Steven lost a lot of weight , I liked this.
2. Yes I liked his costumes
3. I like Matt Schulze especially he is very good player in my opinion.
4. I waited a lot of fight scenes and it was a few !!
5. Yes different story I liked !!!

But generally I am sorry but I was dissapointed this time. I was expecting this better than Belly Of The Beast but it wasn't.

My favorite movie is still "Belly Of The Beast" !!!

suzi