KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

namashi_1 Being a hardcore fan of Steven Seagal, I watched 'The Foreigner'. Though I see much hate for this film, I didn't find myself bored or disappointed. Its a decent one-time watch!'The Foreigner' tells the story of a freelance agent, who is the courier of a package from France to Germany. He soon finds that many people want to get their hands on it.'The Foreigner' begins superbly & the first-hour, overall, is classy. The second-hour does get problematic, but the climax as well as the action-sequences, are effective. The Screenplay by Darren O. Campbell has merit, but a neater second-hour was much needed. Michael Oblowitz's Direction is fair. Cinematography captures the stunning locales of Poland, aptly. Editing is alright.Performance-Wise: Seagal is truly unbeatable in his own way. He scores & excels, yet again! Max Ryan does a fine job. Jeffrey Pierce & Harry Van Gorkum are okay. Anna-Louise Plowman is sincere.On the whole, 'The Foreigner' has some striking moments.

imdb-reg-therealviking This time Mr. Seagal took some unemployed British actors to Poland. Possibly also to Germany and France. In Poland he found cheap military apparel. Of course there are lots of ruins in Eastern Germany as well. Eastern European stunt men are really difficult to describe.It is not the first time, Mr. Seagal makes a budget film this way. His own performance was rather boring. He hardly ever fought hand to hand this time.For some reason some of the hired guns in the film were said to have been speaking Danish. I have no idea where he got that idea. I didn't hear them speak Danish. I can hardly hear what Mr. Seagal says in this film.This will be an hour of my life, which I will never get back, nor remember. That's why I write this review. Still another thirty minutes left of this discount product.

paulkresearch-gen01 The most puzzling thing for me is trying to work out exactly who the makers of this film were aiming at. In all of Seagals's early films, seen I'm sure by everyone with an interest in the genre, one was treated to reasonably competent acting, a script which, for all its fantasy, was at least partly logical and convincing, and athletic, fast-moving action which kept the attention fixed. By now, in 'The Foreigner', all remnants of his athleticism gone, Seagal trudges through an admittedly meaningless story with a bored and indifferent manner: perhaps this must happen to any special agent who knows he has a charmed life and unbeatable fighting skills. This, however, is only part of what what ultimately drags these films, and Seagal's presence, down. In 'Above the Law','Under Siege', 'Under Siege 2', etc., although we knew he would win through, there was just that slight degree of uncertainty about the outcome which kept you on the edge of your seat during the action sequences. The opponents appeared evil and seriously menacing, since care and attention had been given to their character build-up, however slight, but this certainly added a raw immediacy and tension to the inevitable confrontation. Allowing opponents to be transient cardboard cut-outs, as in 'The Foreigner', destroys their credibility, and renders the confrontations, which should be gripping high-points, almost casual and unimportant, hence removing interest, excitement, and entertainment value. What upset me most about the film was seeing such a vastly-experienced and talented actor as Gary Raymond playing the part of Jared Olyphant.

FilmCriticBoy Two things are changed from then.First of all i am not a kid anymore,and second most of new Seagal movies are just terrible.This is on my opinion the worst movie ever made with Derailed starred by Jean Claude Van Damme.There is no plot in this movie,the plot is just an excuse to shoot some terrible action scenes which are painful to watch.I love action movies,but this is not an action movie....This isn't a movie...this is a group of irritating scenes which are connected in annoying way to kill the viewers love for the action movies.I am sorry but i don't have any respect for anyone who liked this movie.He has a serious intelligence problem then.I hope that Seagal will make some new good movies in the future.Good luck for him !