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Exit Wounds (2001)

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Reviews Counted:64

Fresh:21

Rotten:43

Average Rating:4.4/10

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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Exit Wounds is standard action movie stuff with a couple of twists.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/20/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

The movie's just an excuse for the entire cast to point guns at each other before engaging in verbal or actual smackery.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/20/01
Norman Wilner
Norman Wilner
Toronto Star
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Mindless, empty and fairly entertaining.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/20/01
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The film may offer enough loud mayhem and onscreen activity to prevent a good, ninety-some minute nap, but it's otherwise just another redundant and mediocre film that steadily gets worse the further along it progress.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
03/20/01
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

There's no story here. The film is all about the grisly, electric mayhem that ensues when these two guys hit the streets.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/20/01
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
San Francisco Chronicle
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Seagal is a thick, clunky object, and there's little pizzazz in his martial-arts moves.

Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
03/20/01
Steven Mazey
Steven Mazey
Ottawa Citizen

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.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/20/01
Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times

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.

Full Review Source: Mr. Showbiz | comment Comment
03/20/01
Cody Clark
Cody Clark
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A wild ride!

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
03/20/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

Exit Wounds suggests that Seagal knows how to keep our eyes glued to the screen, when he puts his mind to it.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
03/20/01
Houston Chronicle

Most Steven Seagal flicks -- chock-full of hissing sideways glances, inane dialogue and pointlessly violent shoot-outs--are usually below the law of good cinematic palatability. Exit Wounds is all that and more.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
03/20/01
E! Online

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but not when it crosses the line into shameless rip-off.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
03/20/01
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News
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Seagal's resurrection might not last longer than this film, but Wounds manages to be a superior successor to the testosterone flicks of the 1980s.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
03/20/01
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Citysearch

Exit Wounds is really a succession of street fights, explosions, car chases and helicopter rescues in search of a plot.

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03/20/01
Glenn Lovell
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News
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You can scarcely help checking yourself for exit wounds as you leave the theater.

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03/20/01
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Decent action flick that imparts a satisfying, guilty pleasure.

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03/20/01
Anthony Breznican
Anthony Breznican
Associated Press

Seagal goes back to a formula that works.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
03/19/01
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

Seagal is back again, continuing his dedicated quest to make the most brutal, brain-dead, barbaric movies of all time.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
03/19/01
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

The film does an excellent job of keeping action rolling and interjecting comic relief.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
03/19/01
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

It's not unbearably stupid like some entries in the genre, but neither is it the least bit original or inventive.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
03/19/01
Eric D. Snider
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