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Exit Wounds (2001)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:5
Rotten:12
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: It probably goes without saying that Exit Wounds is loaded with plotholes and bad dialogue. Critics also note that Seagal has aged rather badly.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Mar 16, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $51,408,486
Synopsis: Detroit cop Orin Byrd (Steven Seagal) plays by his own rules. He knows what's right and what's wrong, and like Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan, he doesn't mind leaving a little destruction in his... Detroit cop Orin Byrd (Steven Seagal) plays by his own rules. He knows what's right and what's wrong, and like Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan, he doesn't mind leaving a little destruction in his wake as long as he gets the job done. But after saving the vice president from a militia group in a high-tech bridge battle that features the requisite car explosions and plenty of fancy weaponry, he gets busted down to a low-rent neighborhood where he is soon playing crossing guard. But he has a nose for trouble, so when he begins to suspect that some of the cops in his department are getting down and dirty with drug kingpin Latrell Walker (DMX), he is ready to take action--even if he has to go it alone, against the orders of his commander (Jill Hennessy). Cinematographer-turned-director Andrzej Bartkowiak (ROMEO MUST DIE) shows off his keen eye in EXIT WOUNDS as Seagal and DMX battle it out on the Detroit streets. The pounding hip-hop soundtrack (featuring a number of contributions from DMX and Drag-On, who also appears in the film) and fabulous stunts, keep the excitement moving at a fast pace as the corruption--and the body count--continues to mount. But Anthony Anderson, playing Walker's right-hand man, T.K., nearly walks away with the film, supplying comic relief even through much of the closing credits. [More]
Starring: Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington, Tom Arnold
Starring: Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington, Tom Arnold, Jill Hennessy, Anthony Anderson, Eva Mendes, Michael Jai White
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Screenwriter: Ed Horowitz, Richard D'Ovidio
Producer: Joel Silver, Dan Cracchiolo
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Reviews for Exit Wounds
Seagal -- who turns 50 in a few weeks -- has been inactive for the past few years, and it shows.
In its low grade way, this blithely brutal cops and drugs thriller is an efficient hot wire entertainment.
The movie's just an excuse for the entire cast to point guns at each other before engaging in verbal or actual smackery.
There's no story here. The film is all about the grisly, electric mayhem that ensues when these two guys hit the streets.
For those in search of action-filled escapist entertainment who are willing to jettison expectations of credibility into the nearest popcorn tub, Exit Wounds ... will do to pass time on an inclement day.
In fairness, the movie is more or less competent for being what it is. Of course, I could say the same of most brick walls -- but I'd hardly recommend that you pay eight bucks to sit in front of one for two hours.
Exit Wounds suggests that Seagal knows how to keep our eyes glued to the screen, when he puts his mind to it.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but not when it crosses the line into shameless rip-off.
Exit Wounds is really a succession of street fights, explosions, car chases and helicopter rescues in search of a plot.
Sad, tedious proof that even violent exploitation isn't what it used to be.
Swift, tricky cutting helps to some degree but there's no denying that the big guy seems sluggish and weary.
It doesn't take long to see that Seagal has not spent his layoff getting buff and into fighting trim.
Between the comic bits and bone-crunching, metal-ripping violence, there's a lot of dead space thanks to a script that fires dramatic blanks.
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