The Foreigner was more of a suspense film rather than an action film. It suffered from bad direction, poor production values (I'm sensing the start of a trend here), and a crop of no-name actors in supporting roles. There was a kernel of a good story in there, but it just didn't come together, given the deficiencies in all the other areas.
Out for a Kill was utterly, utterly putrid. I actually saw what Oblowitz was trying to do with it, and maybe if the script hadn't been so vile, or if Steven could have done better than to sleepwalk through most of it (fight scenes aside, which, for the most part - except for the monkey fu guy - are the only scenes worth watching), it might have come off as a nifty little action/art film/film noir. However, in trying to be all of those things, it suffered for being none of those things adequately, because Oblowitz couldn't pull it off. Of course, I doubt anyone could have saved that movie simply because the script itself - the dialogue, that is - was so utterly, utterly wretched.
-TD, horrified down to her marrow bones at how bad the writing was in that film