Lack of good storyline.

Just what I expected

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

'Force of Execution' is A Brutal Gang-War Flick, that delivers a punch. Its flawed, no doubt, but at most parts, I was engaged.'Force of Execution' Synopsis: A crime lord is torn between his legacy and his desire to get out of the life of crime that has built his empire, when a new player to the scene tries to use the town anti-hero's network to climb to power. Havoc Ensures..'Force of Execution' has an awesome first-hour, where the brutality & the intensity arrests you. But, sadly, the second-hour doesn't engross as much. There is just too much going on in this hour & the twists & turns, wear you out. The climax brings back the energy & leaves an impact. How I wish the second-hour remained as powerful as the first-hour!Richard Beattie & Michael Black's Screenplay is fast-paced, but needed to be stronger in the latter hour. Keoni Waxman's Direction is good. Action-Sequences are awesome. Performance-Wise: Steven Seagal is in top-from here. Its so good to see the Action Icon cast in a Grey Shaded role, that gives the actor in him some scope to perform. Ving Rhames is perfectly menacing. Danny Trejo does his bit well. Bren Foster is the Star of the show. This guy has all the tapping's to become a major action hero in the coming time. He's got the stuff!On the whole, 'Force of Execution' weights higher on pluses & hence, it works.

Another ostensible vehicle for action star Seagal, and another dull and derivative movie helmed by Keoni Waxman, whose films seem to be getting worse instead of better as the years go by. This time around, Seagal's a supporting player in his own film, with no less than three other leading roles. He really only appears at the beginning and end and even then his appearances aren't up to much.The story is a convoluted tale about rival gangsters and their criminal empires, but it's all so cheap-looking that you don't believe it for a second. Seagal turns up, mutters a few expletives and punches a few people to death, and that's all you're getting from him. Ving Rhames bags a great deal of screen time as the villain, but his role is bland and derivative. Danny Trejo gives the best performance but again, his part lacks substance and it's only the actor's charisma that gets him through.For the most part, the film's plot rests on the shoulders of newcomer Bren Foster, an Australian martial artist also seen in Seagal's MAXIMUM CONVICTION. Foster is pretty good in the action stakes, but the fight choreography is pretty poor here and there didn't seem to be as much decent action as in the other Waxman films I've watched. It's fair to say that FORCE OF EXECUTION is one of the worst of all Seagal's straight-to-DVD movies.

This movie is another glimmering piece of art from the great Steven Seagal. Once again he has broken down the walls of racial discrimination by performing his non- offensive, non-pigment related rendition of black face. In this movie mister Seagal plays a middle aged black man who is the head of the crime syndicate somewhere in Florida. As usual his otherworldly BA persona fills the screen and delivers in true SS fashion. This time his limp wrist-ed karate domination is accentuated by his knowledge of black magic. Only in a legendary Seagal film could the worlds most lethal scorpions combine to become a healing power that nearly rivals the power of Steven's karate chop. He feasts on the lesser endowed rival gangsters in a way only he could make believable. One scene in particular demonstrates his skill in pure acting. When sitting at a table talking with "ice man", he says something with such a heavy slur that it is only intelligible when re-winded and viewed multiple times. I anticipate the following 2 movies in this trilogy with bates breath. Sadly this site only allows 1000 words per movie review. I feel that my review is not capable of doing this movie justice, no matter how elegant. In a thousand lifetimes I could not adequately pay tribute to this work of borderline inappropriate genius. When I picture heaven I imagine a place where we all wake up in the morning, pull our pony tails back and are blessed with the talents of Steven Seagal. Also, if you have not had the chance to watch his music videos online, you are sorely missing out. Long live Seagal! (Although that's a moot point considering there isn't anything deadly enough to conquer him)

For the Seagal fans that have remained loyal, despite every reason to bail on him, congratulations. Let me tell you something. This isn't exactly a return to form for Seagal, but it is his best STD movie in quite a few years for what it's worth. It really is an average film, but considering how far Seagal's standards have fallen? This is a good thing. It is actually a decent tale of redemption for the very talented martial artist, Bren Foster. Steven Seagal isn't the lead in this movie, this is Foster's film. Foster is up to the task with the physicality and that's all I really cared about. This man has some major moves that could propel him to be a top action guy in Hollywood. If he works on his charisma a little bit, nothing will stop him. I was very impressed. Seagal is better than he has recently been, which isn't saying much. He still doesn't seem very motivated, but he tries a little harder than he has as of late. He actually does do some Aikido in this movie and has a couple of decent scraps, but they are far too short for my liking. I have no idea why Seagal shows so much contempt for his fans these days, but this was at least a step in the right direction. He's still overweight, but he looks somewhat bad ass with the goatee. His "shades of Grey" character had a bit of depth to it, which was nice. It isn't a great performance by any means, but I'll give credit where credit is due. Danny Trejo is a bit wasted in his role. Ving Rhames lets his cigar do the acting. He's slumming it here, no doubt about it. I do have a couple of major carps. When we aren't getting action and potent drama, it is too busy being very talky to enjoy. The pacing could have been a little more consistent at times. I also shook my head at Bren Foster's character still being loyal to Seagal's. He ordered punishment on Foster to be beaten up and get his hands wrecked yet he is still loyal? It is explained a bit as the movie goes on, but it still annoyed me a bit. This movie is very violent with some brutal torture sequences, but it all fits in with the story. I've seen people bashing this movie in reviews. I would check out some other Seagal's STD duds like Attack Force, Submerged, The Foreigner, among many others if you think this movie is poor. It beats watching any of those Seagal movies I just listed.Final Thoughts: Maybe there is hope after all for Seagal fans. I do like Seagal when he actually gives a damn, so I'm pleased to say he has made something tolerable as of late. Action fans will love Bren Foster's fight scenes and won't be as annoyed with Seagal as they have in the past. It's far from great, but at least I didn't waste over 90 minutes of my life, as I do with most of Seagal's STD duds5/10