Above the Law

Watching the film may be a guilty pleasure for fans of crime thrillers....In any case, he's a fine actor.... ... Full Review

it's good enough that it should make fans of the film pretty happy Final Thoughts: A fast paced and very well choreographed action film, Above The Law holds up well even now twenty years after it was made. What Above The Law lacks in depth ... Full Review

Above the Law," which offers Steven Seagal to the world as a new urban action hero, is woefully short on originality, intelligibility and anything resembling taste. ... Full Review

Fact is, this movie is so bad it's fun. I bet I could make it up as I went along and STILL come up with a better movie. This movie is crap, make no mistake, but it's a lot easier to watch. I forgot another ridiculous moment. ... Full Review

I guess the studio liked the actor so much, they gave him the latitude to do pretty much whatever he wanted in his first film.....Mainly, one hears an annoyingly jazzy background score, a little dialogue, and the sounds of gunshots and fists on flesh..... ... Full Review

You can tell that this film was made with a tight budget, and its probable that although some people will nod and move on (like I did), others will laugh at it. That technical flaw particularly hampers many key action scenes, especially the one in that parking lot, where the car chase (once more), drags and is never exciting, even though it should. ... Full Review

Above the Law" also exploits great locations, from the unexpected (a vast old Catholic church) to the bizarre (there's a struggle to the death on the roof of the Executive House). A studio executive was quoted as saying Seagal has "extraordinary" screen magnetism. ... Full Review