Above the Law (1988)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1538 movies items)

" Nico Toscani, a former CIA agent, Aikido expert, and hard-as-nails Chicago police sergeant, has sniffed out the nefarious activities of crooked FBI operatives while investigating an international drug ring. However, when the suspects are allowed to walk away scot-free, Toscani finds himself with his back to the wall, putting his friends, colleagues, and family in harm's way. Now, a frenzied race against the clock to stop a psychotic drug lord and thwart a sinister political assassination p"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1538 movies items)

" Nico Toscani, a former CIA agent, Aikido expert, and hard-as-nails Chicago police sergeant, has sniffed out the nefarious activities of crooked FBI operatives while investigating an international drug ring. However, when the suspects are allowed to walk away scot-free, Toscani finds himself with his back to the wall, putting his friends, colleagues, and family in harm's way. Now, a frenzied race against the clock to stop a psychotic drug lord and thwart a sinister political assassination p"

Steven Seagal: Filmography as Actor (54 movies items)

"Character: Nico Toscani "

My Favorite Films of 1988 (25 movies items)

" "If I find out you're lying, I'll come back and kill you in your own kitchen." Directed by Andrew Davis Written by Andrew Davis, Steven Seagal, Steven Pressfield and Ronald Shusett Music by David Michael Frank Cinematography by Robert Steadman Editing by Michael Brown"

Watched films in 2022 (175 movies items)

"30.5. Blu-ray Steven Seagalin pääosadebyytti on tylsän juonen puolesta noin tyypillisin mahdollinen lajinsa edustaja, mitä nyt hassua yliyrittämistä vakavan sanoman saralla. Toimintakohtaukset ovat mukavia, niitä vain saisi olla enemmän. Pommi kirkossa -kohtauksessa hyvää kaaoksen kuvausta nopeilla leikkauksilla. Sisältää myös huikeita takatukkia."

Favorite Action Films: 1988-1989 (44 movies items)

" Directed by: Andrew Davis Produced by: Robert H. Solo, Steven Seagel, and Andrew Davis Written by: Steven Seagel, Andrew Davis, Ronald Shusett, and Steven Pressfield Cinematography: Robert Steadman Edited by: Robert Brown Music by: David Michael Frank Distributed by: Warner Bros."

An average movie

“To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of Steven Seagal but I was still intrigued by this movie since it was Seagal’s acting debut and since it was directed by Andrew Davis who had delivered some solid action flicks during his career. Well, it turned out to be seriously weak after all, in fact, even though it was barely 21:00 when I watched the damned thing, I still struggled to not fall asleep. Back then, following the release of this movie, Seagal was hailed as the next big action movie star but, to be honest, the guy was and still is such a weak actor. At least, he was a real Aikido master so the fight scenes were pretty good and Pam Grier was actually not bad at all as she was a different and interesting partner but that was pretty much the only positive things I could find regar” read more

I'm probably not watching much this time. (99 movies items)

"09/02/18 Directed by: Andrew Davis On one hand, its amazing how sudden and visceral Seagal's fight scenes are but on the other hand they're also over extremely fast. "

Viimeinen elokuvapäiväkirja 2018 (402 movies items)

"30.7. (Netflix) Steven Seagal vetää jengiä turpaan. Henry Silva piikittää ihmisiä neuloilla ja hänen roikkuvat poskensa ovat ainoita asioita, jotka tästä jäivät pidemmäksi aikaa mieleen."

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- April 2017 (33 movies items)

" HBO Now- 1hr. 39min. First Viewing It's a Steven Seagal movie; that's really the plot. This is his first one, though you really couldn't tell; there's not much range in the man's acting (though at least he was awake, something that couldn't be said about his straight-to-DVD classics). But who cares about the action, amiright? It's the action, that's what we're here for. To that point, the action is fine, though not great. This is a movie best viewed as a cheesy niche flick; your enjoyment will "

Watched in 2017 (272 movies items)

"16.4. Steven Seagal huomaa epäkohtia paikallisessa huumekaupassa, joten hänen on aivan pakko päästä tappamaan Henry Silvaa ihan pikkaisen. Pam Grier hokee koko elokuvan ajan, että tämä on hänen viimeinen viikkonsa poliisihommissa. Hän saa elokuvassa yllättäen haulikosta. Kaavasta poiketen hän kuitenkin jää loppujen lopuksi henkiin."