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Steven Seagal, Chris Thomas King, Jerry Rector, Isaac Hayes, Mark Collie ... see more see more... , Michael Filipowich , Holly Elissa Dignard , Michael Flipowich , Karyn Michelle Baltzer

A decorated homicide detective faces off against a perverse serial killer against the backdrop of the depraved Memphis underworld in this action thriller starring Steven Seagal. Detective Jacob Stillw... read more read more...ell (Seagal)'s reputation for exacting street justice has made him something of an icon among his colleagues in law enforcement, but with a cunning psychopath named Lazarus roaming the streets Stillwell can't lie back on his laurels. Lazarus has the residents of Memphis locking their doors at night and sleeping with one eye open, peering into the shadows in a panicked state of total fear. Now, as the killer becomes increasingly emboldened, Detective Stillwell dives headlong into the sordid underbelly of the city on a mission to hunt the hunter so that the citizens of Memphis can rest easy without having to fear for their lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Jeff King

Release Date: October 14, 2008

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  • phubbs1
    August 20, 2008
    phubbs1
    This is truly the worst Seagal movie ever LOL I'm not gonna go on about this cos it doesn't merit the attention :)
    Seagal only has speaking parts as all the action sequences are now obviously a stuntman who is clearly thinner and younger :) and the fight sequences....well...what ... read morecan I say....absolutely hilarious :)
    Ive never seen so much bad editing and the reuse of the same shot over and over again.
    I swear you see the same shot of Seagal grimacing about 9times during one fight. There's clearly no contact being made with the hits, the baddies never show any signs of the beating and keep getting up for more D'oh! they never learn LOL Seagal cant be hurt, give up.

    At the start when a bad guy gets chucked out a window, its repeated over n over at different angles and the same angles LOL its almost a spoof.

    Watch for the pure joy of seeing fat Seagal pretending to beat up fitter younger guys LOL
  • jvisser81
    November 11, 2009
    jvisser81
    This is worst Seagal movie ever, his accent it was so annoying and irrating. I feel asleep through the movie
  • AndrewZion1
    April 3, 2009
    AndrewZion1
    come on, Steven Seagal come on. Talking like he was a 20 year old tug off the street. some on. don't watch it
  • cathyeitel
    March 10, 2009
    cathyeitel
    I thought the effects were a bit jumpy and way too many stand ins that were not similar enough were used. Ending confused me a bit.
  • elizabeth717
    February 19, 2009
    elizabeth717
    Thought this was a great movie.. Me and my dad are big Steven Seagal fans so we both thought it was great!!
  • rageofsadako2008
    February 18, 2009
    rageofsadako2008
    After scoring big in my book with the awesome 'Pistol Whipped,' Seagal returns to disappoint yet again with this steaming pile of dog turd. On the surface, Kill Switch had a lot of promise: Seagal penned the story himself, the acting and basic action scenes aren't half bad... But... read more... The plot is just too convoluted to really work at the end of the day: Seagal tracking not one, but two, serial killers is pretty cool on paper; it just didn't translate too well onto the screen. Sure, Seagal is speaking in ebonics (or is it a Memphis accent?I couldn't tell), but that can't even save this terrible movie. Characters, such as the FBI agent lady, seemed tacked on. And the action... Oh, the action! I heard a rumor that the studio heads decided this movie needed more hand to hand combat, so they edited in scenes of a Seagal double (who is about 100 lbs lighter too), and expected the audience to fall for it by having somebody dub Seagal saying stuff like "Come on" and "Let's do this..." (to be fair, the shorter, more brutal fight scenes where it is clearly Seagal doing the fighting are tops). The camera also cuts to funny, sweaty chubby Seagal grimaces after every Akido patty-cake hand slap. Blah. They were way too long, and this is a movie I think that kind of lent itself to more of an understatement of action (hard, fast, brutal, to-the-point, no bullshit) than flashy junk like this. It could've played out like a classic Bronson film, but Nu Image wanted more chop sockey.

    The action scenes made me feel like I was watching 'Game of Death' or something- that movie Golden Harvest pasted together in the late 70s with old Bruce footage and a double in the infamous yellow track suit. I almost half started to wonder if Seagal had choked on a cheeseburger, had a massive coronary and died, and Nu Image wanted to cover it up. The movie is just too convoluted to work- and the ending was a huge insult to intelligence. It doesn't follow the tone of the rest of the film at all. If I wanted to defend Seagal, I'd blame the studio for this. However, I'm inclined to think fat Steve's ego got in the way, and he wanted to show us that *SPOILER* the Seagal can still score some hot Swedish tail despite his ever-expanding waistline. Never mind his wife just got murdered the night previously. I can't say this is as bad as, say, Out of Reach or Flight of Fury, but it is a two star effort for what could have been before the horrible edits and extra "fight" footage. This could've been a good Charles Bronson movie. It gets an extra half star for Seagal's ridiculous ebonics, but that's just me being generous. Another bright spot and brief chuckle is the beginning, where they show the baddie going through a window 12 times- literally. It was awesome.
    Rent this at your own peril!
  • davisstocks
    December 13, 2008
    davisstocks
    I rented this from redbox good thing it was only a dollar this movie flat sucked the choreographed fight scenes were just horriable ive watched every Seagal movie and this one has to be the worst ive ever seen i dont recomend this to any one

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Fred Topel
October 3, 2008
Fred Topel, Can Magazine

It's actually kind of funny how they put a quick insert of Seagal's face in a shot where some dude shot from the back is wailing on a guy in front of him, completely obstructing the action. The kicker... Full Review

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