What is the most underrated/overrated Seagal film

[yudansha]

I thought Exit Wounds was an excellent film!

It was underrated by Joel Silver as he didn't think a sequel was a good idea then.

Tom Arnold and Anthony Anderson were the two funniest characters of the movie, and provided that comic relief when it was needed (i.e. the scene of the Anger Management class). I wasn't surprised at all that it did well at the box office!

I don't see how Above The Law is underrated though. It was a debut for Seagal, and wasn't a surprise as it didn't do as well as his later movies. ATL wasn't underrated as the moviegoers saw how great Seagal was and flew to the theatres for his next releases. Perhaps ATL wasn't advertised too well and didn't get much attention before its release, but I didn't think it was or is underrated.

My opinions.

 

[Littledragon]

With underrated, I'd have to say "Above The Law". I mean it is a very good thriller with a solid and interesting plot, well developed characters and fast paced action set pieces. Also Seagal's performance is top notch - and I'm not saying "for an action movie star", but in comparision to "real" actors. Maybe it helped him to base the role in some parts into his own life experiences, but for a first acting role, I think Seagal came through with flying colors.

Overrated...well, that's more difficult...as far as film critics are concerned, none of Seagal's films have exactly been regarded as cinema classics. As a movie I never really liked "Exit Wounds" that much and it was a (pleasant in a sense) surprise to see it make that good box office money all over world.
Seagal's acting was the only good thing for me in that one, he seemed to be having fun with the more comedic character. I really loved the anger management -scene and his Aikido blended quite well with Wire-Fu.
Plotwise "EW" wasn't that special, in fact it seemed quite incoherrent and lacked sturcture of any kind. Bartkoviak is a good director of photography, but as a director he hasn't got any kind of personal vision or talent as a story teller.
"EW" was basically like a 90 minute long rap video with irritating supporting characters (Anthony Anderson & Tom Arnold) and too little dialoque for Seagal.

I think in terms of fight scenes EW I didn't like them and that was overrated, the plot story line and acting was terrific! If Seagal coreographed the fights and there were no wires, I think EW would be his best movie.