Pistol Whipped (2008)
Release Date: Mar 4, 2008 Wide
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An elite former cop with a serious drinking problem and a sizable gambling debt is offered an opportunity for a fresh start when a wealthy stranger buys up his debts and proposes a deadly partnership. There was a time when Matt (Steven Seagal) was a happily married husband and father, but these days his only companions are an empty bottle and a handful of casino chips. His luck has run out, and now his wife is married to another man and his daughter has a new father. Just when it seems as if
Mar 4, 2008 Wide
Mar 4, 2008
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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...undeniably does continue the upward trend of Steven Seagal's career trajectory as of late...
This whole picture actually feels like a deleted scene from some other Seagal film.
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On the plus side, they don't even bother hiding that face that Seagal has become old and fat. However, he doesn't take himself too serious, by playing a down-on-his-luck drunk. The film itself is alright. The final half hour of the film offers two yawn-provokingly boring scenes of epic gun play. The cutting is too reckless, and the slow-motion (when used) is used badly.