Shadow Man

Steven Seagal keeps trying and it's getting increasingly worse. It's not so much about him, although he could really lose some weight, the main culprit is the absolute directorial disaster that is Michael Keusch. It is truly unbelievable how much nonsense and stupidity he can pack into a film that is not even two hours long. The script is incredibly chaotic and after sixty minutes we have no idea who is who, and the characters don't reveal anything about themselves, either, so we really can't find any hidden clues. Technically dreadful, I won't even mention the obvious rear projection, we are left with a spectacular explosion at the airport and a few fight scenes that are somewhat passable. But most scenes are so poorly edited that it gets disgusting after a while. (10/12/2006)