Mysterious Russian Ruslan (Steven Seagal) is an L.A. crime novelist. His ex-wife Catherine calls. He returns to New York to meet his daughter Lanie's fiancée, Stephan Abramov, who turns out to be the son of a Russian mob kingpin. Gunmen kills Catherine and brutalizes Lanie. He goes on a revenge rampage taking along Stephan with him.
I don't like Seagal anymore and that's very fitting for this character. He's not a nice guy and that's fine. He's a borderline bad guy taking out even worst guys. This should be easy but the movie tries to make it hard. While I like Goldstein's reveal, the rest is a bit too messy. I'm not sure that Lanie could be doing what she is secretly doing. There seems to be a conflict of interest which would make her job impossible. Also, life insurance is one of the first things that cops would check for. It's a ball of yarn that could unravel if a loose thread is pulled. The non-stop shooting may help to distract from asking too many questions.
I don't like Seagal anymore and that's very fitting for this character. He's not a nice guy and that's fine. He's a borderline bad guy taking out even worst guys. This should be easy but the movie tries to make it hard. While I like Goldstein's reveal, the rest is a bit too messy. I'm not sure that Lanie could be doing what she is secretly doing. There seems to be a conflict of interest which would make her job impossible. Also, life insurance is one of the first things that cops would check for. It's a ball of yarn that could unravel if a loose thread is pulled. The non-stop shooting may help to distract from asking too many questions.