Adeel Hail
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
Stephanie
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Cissy Évelyne
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
yihdzelonh
Until very recently, I had never seen Exit Wounds. Until I just now saw it for the first time ever, my opinion was that Fire Down Below (1997) was the last 'good' movie that Seagal ever starred in. After seeing Exit Wounds, I have had a change of opinion: Exit Wounds is definitely a better movie than Fire Down Below in most aspects...and THIS is Seagal's last good movie.I had always had the impression that right around the early 2000s, Seagal was 'done': Washed up, out-of-shape, difficult to understand when he talks, too raspy and subdued a voice, etc. Exit Wounds was a shocking surprise: Seagal was not difficult to understand at all, he was in the best shape I've seen him in I believe since the early 90s, and looked nearly as adept at hand-to-hand combat and running, jumping, etc. as I've ever seen him.The stunts in Exit Wounds -especially the car chases- were for the most part extremely well, done, exciting, hard-core and very realistic. The movie was quite action-packed...and both for the better and worse 'hard-core': Too much 'sensuality,' 'black culture,' feminism, gangsta feel, profanity, etc. This resulted in a lot of humorous situations but also some 'cringe-inducing' situations as well. Why would Steven Seagal take orders from a woman. Difficult to realistically believe. I wouldn't. Women DO belong 'barefoot and in the kitchen': This isn't 'chauvanismn'; it's 'wisdom' and 'enlightenment.' Overall, the movie was fairly enjoyable, quite 'watcheable,' and entertaining.
callanvass
Believe it or not, this movie wound up #1 at the box office when it was first released. Seagal's career was heading downhill fast, but this movie resurrected his career, and it became a hit. It made 51 million overall in the U.S. Seagal tried to replicate this formula with another hip ensemble cast in Half Past Dead by having another rapper (Ja Rule) but that bombed at the box office, and Seagal has been in STD hell, ever since. I'm honestly not sure why this became a hit for Seagal. It's certainly not bad, but there is really nothing all that special about it. It has plenty of lame comedy, thanks to the unfunny Tom Arnold, and some admittedly funny lines by Steven Seagal. It doesn't embarrass itself in the action department. It has a great opening, and Seagal does do some of his trademark bone crunching, and seems to be relatively in shape, unfortunately… Seagal's laziness was starting to commence as well. There are some laughable kickboxing moves, which do not seem to be coming from Seagal. The story itself is familiar. Seagal's "Orrin Boyd" character is a little bit like Serpico. Orrin is a lone wolf, and wants to uncover cop corruption. Sound familiar? Seagal does seem at least somewhat invested into this project. He does have some funny lines, as I stated earlier in the review. I wouldn't call his performance great, but at least signs of his old charisma are here. There is a pivotal moment, involving a death of someone he is close too, and he seems only slightly concerned. I also didn't buy the forced attraction between Seagal & Jill Hennessy. It was always subtle, but it came across as quite awkward. DMX seems very uninterested in his role, and doesn't react to much of anything. He does have a twist which I didn't see coming, but he looked bored. Isaiah Washington does well as Seagal's partner. Anthony Anderson is terribly unfunny in his role. There is a scene between him and Tom Arnold at the end credits, which is supposed to be hilarious, because they are improvising on the fly. It came across as stupid, and unbearable. Michael Jai White has an OK fight scene with Steven Seagal in the finale. It was quite disappointing in all honesty. Tom Arnold's popularity has always befuddled me, and I felt his character was a waste of time. Bruce McGill & Bill Duke add decent support, whilst Eva Mendes is sexy, but that's about it. According to her, she was dubbed by another actress, and hated the film. I couldn't tell if she was dubbed or not. Final Thoughts: I thought it was OK. It won't make your day, but it passes the time adequately. It has enough action to keep you watching for most of the duration. I would certainly recommend it over Seagal's STD stuff5.3/10
betatron69
This film was the worse Steven Segal film that I ever seen. Not because of Steven Segal but because of DMX. DMX can't act! DMX ruined an great Segal film. First, pairing Segal and DMX in the same film. DMX has no business been in one screen shot nevertheless a whole film with Steven Segal. Second, the role didn't fix DMX. His character was totally out of character for DMX: It wasn't a good fix. Lastly, why did they ruin this otherwise great Steven Segal film using DMX. They could have used a geeky young hispanic that was the son of a drug lord to make the plot work a lot better. I'm a big Steven Segal fan but this film sucked because of DMX acting and the rule he played in the film.
kai ringler
this is the only movie that i've ever seen DMX in.. it's very sad to hear he's in jail now,, he's a great rapper, and apparently a decent actor also,, he did very well in this movie opposite Seagal i thought,, probably one of the only people to actually give Seagal a decent "fight" scene challenging him wise, Steven gets demoted to a dirty rotten precinct in Detroit known as the 15th. there here again gets demoted down to crossing guard,, but earns his way back to solve a case of dirty cops,, DMX plays a guy looking to even a score with some very bad dudes.. Anthony Anderson is a laugh a minute here as a strip club owner,, the acting was very decent, and the storyline as well,, one of the better Seagal movies. look for Sunshine from DMX as the main track,, it really sets the mood for the whole movie.
