Driven To Kill (2008/Fox Blu-ray)
Picture: B- Sound: B- Extras: D Film: D
Steven
Seagal continues to make his quasi-indie action B-features and in some ways, Driven To Kill (2008) is one of the
worst yet. With a bad accent, he is a
former enforcer in the Russian Mob in New York and returns to The Big Apple
after years of becoming (try not to laugh) a writer. Of course, the pen will not turn out to be
mightier than any sword or his fist when he goes into action, no matter how
much weight he has put on.
From the
first shot, the 90 minutes just goes on and on and on, dumber and more
unbelievable than when it beings and is really flat out terrible. Jeff E. King cannot direct, Mark James can
barely write, Seagal and company can barely act and the fights are as
unimpressive as the rest of the would-be action. This was a big mistake to make and should be
totally avoided.
The 1080p
1.85 X 1 digital AVC @ 23 MBPS High Definition image was shot in a High
Definition video format that is noisy, weak and Blu-ray shows the non-stop
flaws in with ease. The DTS-HD Master
Audio (MA) lossless 5.1 also shows the budget limits, with a poor soundfield
and bad recording and mixing overall.
There are no extras.
- Nicholas Sheffo
