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- 1991
- TV-MA
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 31 m
- 1991
- TV-MA
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 31 m
Summary The gruesome murder of a Brooklyn Detective will turn the case into a personal vendetta when the deceased's best friend and fellow officer (Steven Seagal) will unleash an all-out attack against a psychotic Mafia enforcer's brutal gang.
Directed By: John Flynn
Written By: R. Lance Hill
- 1991
- TV-MA
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 31 m
- 1991
- TV-MA
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 31 m
Out for Justice
38
6.3
Where to Watch
Summary The gruesome murder of a Brooklyn Detective will turn the case into a personal vendetta when the deceased's best friend and fellow officer (Steven Seagal) will unleash an all-out attack against a psychotic Mafia enforcer's brutal gang.
Directed By: John Flynn
Written By: R. Lance Hill
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
38
17% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
38
17% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
As entertaining an action movie as you're going to find. [13 Apr 1991, p.C3]
Director John Flynn does a fair job of keeping the minimal storyline crawling along well enough to justify all the mayhem. Too bad the climactic confrontation doesn’t justify the build-up. Stuntwork, however, is first rate, and Seagal remains a convincing action figure.
OUT FOR JUSTICE's only real weakness is Seagal himself. Always an icon rather than an actor, Seagal's face appears puffy and he's developing jowls. This doesn't bode well for his future as an action hero, since looks count; ugly guys are relegated to the heavy roles, and it's hard to imagine Seagal settling for such an ignoble fate.
For all its faults, Justice is never boring. But it's such a battering experience, you may find yourself checking your own body for bruises before leaving the theater. [16 Apr 1991, p.6D]
I didn't care much for this movie. It's brutal and it's brutalizing. It seeks to make the audience an accomplice rather than a rational observer.
The action sequences, when they arrive, are so poorly staged and absurdly one-sided that they contain no excitement or suspense. Again and again, the film finds the huge, hulking Seagal beating up on flabby middle-aged men - and even then, resorting to such questionable techniques as wrapping a cue ball in a handkerchief and using it as a club. [15 Apr 1991, p.C7]
What’s numbing about this sub-Eastwood potboiler isn’t just the grisliness of the violence but the absence of any possibility that Seagal will stumble, or show doubt or pain, or have to challenge himself in order to defeat his enemies.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
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