Hard to Kill

Name: Hard to Kill
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: February 9, 1990
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Andrew Bloch, Bonnie Burroughs, Branscombe Richmond, Charles Boswell, Frederick Coffin

1990

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: February 9, 1990 | R

Starring: Andrew Bloch, Bonnie Burroughs, Branscombe Richmond, Charles Boswell, Frederick Coffin, Kelly LeBrock, Lou Beatty Jr., Steven Seagal, William Sadler, Zachary Rosencrantz

Summary: Left for dead with his wife killed in their house, L.A. Detective Mason Storm will have to make a quick recovery, expose those behind the murder and take revenge.

Director: Bruce Malmuth

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Janet Maslin

Mr. Seagal is effective for both his novelty value and his ability to be both literally and figuratively disarming. And the film itself is a lively one for its genre, ambitious enough to do more than simply string fight scenes together. Read full review

Susan Wloszczyna

The story is about as good as the average TV cop drama. But here actions speak far louder than words, and Seagal is quite eloquent. Rather than weapons, he prefers a hands-on approach to his enemies. Twisted limbs are his specialty. [12 Feb 1990, p.2D]

Richard Harrington

Director Bruce Malmuth keeps the pace taut, the shots tight. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

While Seagal is spraying bullets, breaking bones and throwing interchangeable bad guys through windows, this has a certain mindless appeal. But Malmuth's flaccid direction lacks the vicious muscularity and authentic edge of Seagal's previous feature. Read full review

Empire William Thomas

One for fans only. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

There's nothing dopier than the crooks in one-against-a-hundred action movies -- except maybe the people who cook them up. [12 Feb 1990, p.F8]

Owen Gleiberman

At this point, revenge thrillers have become so standardized that these films are really all the same film — a Mixmaster blend of Death Wish, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, and Rambo. A star with a personality would only gum up the works. Read full review

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Steven1981

Mar 18, 2020

Hard to Kill is a film I grew up with as a kid. A 1990 action flick starring Steven Seagal. Steven's character in the film gets shot a dozen times at the beginning of the film then goes into a coma, wakes up years later and takes down the bad guys. This film is ridiculously over the top andHard to Kill is a film I grew up with as a kid. A 1990 action flick starring Steven Seagal. Steven's character in the film gets shot a dozen times at the beginning of the film then goes into a coma, wakes up years later and takes down the bad guys. This film is ridiculously over the top and unrealistic. The action scenes are very silly and it's very violent. Hard to Kill is a good example of why Steven Seagal has won so many worst actor awards. Hard to Kill is entertaining but Steven Seagal's acting is wooden and the action scenes are too violent and stupid and completely unbelievable and the villains are laughable. Crap film so avoid this rubbish!… Expand

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