Urban Justice
by Don E. FauntLeRoy
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Actor: Carmen Serano, Cory Hart, Eddie Griffin, Liezl Carstens, Steven SeagalDirector: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Brand: SEAGAL,STEVEN
Producer: Steven Seagal
Producer: Binh Dang
Producer: Joe Halpin
Producer: Phillip B. Goldfine
Producer: Tracee Stanley
Producer: William B. Steakley
Writer: Gilmar Fortis II
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Urban Justice
DVD Review: Good Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I like to watch Steven Segal movies because there is action and humor in his movies. He's great actor saw him walking to his favorite restaurant.
DVD Review: Urban Justice is a return to form
Summary: 5 Stars
Urban Justice is what us Seagal fans have been waiting for,a good story well acted Action packed film! I loved this movie and im suprised it didnt make it to the theater considering how good it was.No overdubs on his voice in this one and the editing is perfect.Reminds me of his older work.DVD Review: A Bad Man With Good Intentions
Summary: 5 Stars
Now if you're into late 80s style action movies full of bada$$ one-liners and manly action sequences than you'll find Urban Justice to be dreadfully refreshing from all of this hippie dippie crap we've had shoved in our faces for years now. Best lines in the film include Seagal saying to Danny Trejo, "I look at you, I see a man like me....a bad man, with good intentions...." and when he explains to the films heroine that he's purely just out for revenge she says "you're just as bad as they are" to which he replies "Oh no, I'm a lot f***in worse!" and then he storms out to kick some a$$. There's a fight scene roughly every fifteen minutes, so you won't get bored. Seagal's best since Exit Wounds.DVD Review: A Good Seagal Movie - Finally Some Justice!
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, Seagal fans, it's true: our hero has finally released a movie to silence his critics and re-affirm his reputation as a genuine butt-kicker. Gone are the convoluted storylines, the lackluster action, and the overall badness of most of his previous DTV ventures. By some miracle, "Urban Justice" is not only well-produced technically, but also packs a tight storyline and probably the best supporting cast that Seagal has worked with in years. In a word, the film is compact - no loose ends, no un-needed characters, and no useless subplots to slow down a straight-forward, well-told story.
When his son is gunned down by an unknown assassin, Simon Ballister (Seagal) doesn't settle for the police-approved explanation of it being a random gang shooting. Packing heat and his martial arts skills, he submerges himself deep into the 'hood to track down his son's shooter with single-minded determination - unaware that he's about to inject himself into a gang war, a state of police corruption, and one of the biggest drug-trafficking rings on the West Coast.
Storyline: What you see above is what you get - Seagal pursues the killer without a care to who ordered it or the what's behind it. While this may seem too simplistic for a man on a mission with Seagal's record, it keeps the story from going off on tangents that have spelled death in many of his previous ventures. His relationship with the motel owner (Carmen Serano), the young man caught in the middle (Jade Yorker, "Gridiron Gang"), and Mexican gang leader (Danny Trejo, "Grindhouse") are productive without hindering the progression of the storyline - no friends, no romance, just folks who help him get closer to the killer. Drug lord Eddie Griffin ("Malcom & Eddie") and crooked cop Kirk Woller ("Midnight Clear") get some time to themselves, but again, it's nothing to slow the film down.
Acting: Solid. Seagals needs portray little more than rage and dtermination, and he does it well. Eddie Griffin and Kirk Woller are effectively cold-blooded. Jade Yorker gives probably the best performance by being stuck between defiance and vulnerbility. Carmen Serano is no ditz. Danny Trejo makes the most of his single scene. Solid.
Action: Seagal gave his stunt doubles a day off to perform his own aikido for once, and proves that he still has it. Though there are only a couple of clear-cut hand-to-hand confrontations, Seagal performs with straight-edge intensity and renewed vigor - kicking above his head several times while the camera stays on him to prove legitimacy. The car chase between him and T.J. Jones is definitely among the best Seagal has ever been in. The shoot-outs are old-hat, but successfuly mixing in suspense with some of the later scenes (Seagal vs. Woller) makes up for it.
Production: To be honest, there's not much to say here...but for a Seagal movie, that's a good thing. It's gritty without being sloppy. Director & cinematographer Don FauntLeRoy has a knack for nifty camera angles and does a good job at capturing the bleakness of urban LA. A few shots (i.e. the Woller-instigated shootout) are a bit too plain, but these are in the vast minority. No obvious glitches.
...what more do I need to say? If you're a fan of Seagal, purchase it with no questions asked. Use this movie to introduce your friends to Seagal. Believe it, it's that good!
DVD Review: The Return of the Flubber
Summary: 1 Stars
This Seagal flick is a little bit tighter than his other straight to DVD shows. Just a little. He still spends more than half of the film in shadow to hide his weight, and mumbles his lines as if he just wanted to finish the scene and go home. The fight scenes are not as sloppy as others I've seen (though I love the "15 shots to the crotch" scene), but the shootouts go way over the top. Lots of wild shooting, no aimed shots, and ridiculous amounts of blood. Speaking of that, how Eddie Griffin got conned into playing a sterotypical gangbanger beats me. Wait a minute--it must've been one thing; PAYCHECK! He throws the clock back 10,000 years for African Americans in this film with his moronic portrayal of a sleazy, filthy mouthed gangbanging dope dealer. And what's up with the raccoon on Seagal's head??? We all know you're losing your hair Steve--give it up and show us the bald spot in the next film. One star from me, just for Seagal showing up (and more than likely, late).
Description of Urban Justice
Steven Seagal (Attack Force, Flight of Fury) and Eddie Griffin (Deuce Bigalow, Norbit) star this no holds barred action, crime-thriller about a man with a dark and violent past who is out for revenge against the murderer of his son. Max Ballester is a street cop working in the heart of the poverty stricken city who made the mistake of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Gunned down in the street in a senseless act of violence his murder goes unsolved and the killer unidentified. When Simon Ballester (Seagal), a former government specials ops agent, learns of his son's murder, he soon moves into the very neighborhood where Max was killed in order to spend his days asking questions and cracking heads as he searches for the killer of his son. He quickly makes enemies with the local gang members and soon finds himself a target of their hostility. Simon's ability with weapons and his flawless fighting skills prove useful as he uncovers a tangled web of deceit and murder.General DVDs
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