Attack Force (2006)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C- Film: C-
Having
just looked at the HD-DVD of Under Siege,
Steven Segal’s peak film, we now look at his latest and one of his worst (of
many worsts) yet. Michael Keusch’s Attack Force (2006) has Seagal wearing
the same long coat he has been wearing for a few decades, except he looks like
he is hiding the host of The Weakest
Length underneath for the weight he has gained.
His team
is eliminated (shades of Mission:
Impossible, but more like the later seasons without likable actors) and it
turns out they have been eliminated to make room for a newer, better and much
more secretive. With Lawson (Seagal) the
only survivor, he must die.
Unfortunately, you could care less as you watch within minutes and the
95 minutes seem to stretch on and on.
Also, Seagal does not move as well as he used to, so the only reason to
see it for fans is dimmed, much like Keusch’s dim-witted script with everything
old, tired & clichéd to offer with nothing new. Yes, the straight-to-video market keeps
getting worse.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.85 X 1 image is soft and does not have the best
color, though it is a recent shoot. I
guess that is being done on purpose, but it is as dumb as this project. The Dolby Digital 5.1 is a surprisingly weak
mix, with limited surrounds and so-so dialogue recording, though you can still
hear Seagal’s smarmy monotone. Except
for a bunch of trailers, there are understandably no extras.
- Nicholas Sheffo
