I think Keoni Waxman is a director of talent - he keeps things moving fast, knows how to use the frame. I wasn't as wild about his script which confused me in a lot of places.
Many recent Seagal films don't feature lots of Seagal. In this one he's very front and center, with lots of dialogue and fight scenes. It's a case of be careful what you wish for because he struggles with the dialogue (they should've given the exposition to someone else) and is so awkward in the fight scenes.
Seagal is helped out by sultry Jemma Dallender, who has a decent screen presence (and is the one who has to suffer through the love scene) and Russell Wong, who flies drones (the film has a thing for drones - there's a lot of them, and they're not that exciting).
But it's not a good movie. It's confusing, and lacks excitement, and the star is not on form.
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