Baleegh Shaw In the movie industry, all over the world there is an age for the hero but if you take the example of Mr. Steven Seagal who is now 65 and he still come as a hero in movies; than what will happen to young actors when they become heroes? I failed to understand Mr. Seagal is hero in Absolution and his actress is a girl who is much younger than his granddaughter if he has one? This looks funny and clumsy; the same girl is kissing him in the movie that looks absurd and disgusting. I don't know what is wrong with the Hollywood movies these days heroes like Arnold, Bruce Willis, Van Damme, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and many other, these all heroes have crossed the age of 60 and they still are coming as heroes; either Hollywood has very less young actors or young guys are not interested in cinema or movie industry. I just wanted to highlight that younger generation should be given a chance to prove their metal and old grandfather types heroes should stay at home rather they are jumping and roaming around like teenagers that bad I mean really bad and it destroys the entire movie, so please look into it. I will rate this movie 2 out of 10 as the main hero is too old to come as hero, thanks.

LeonLouisRicci Like His Fellow Former Superstar Nic Cage, Steven Seagal has Acquired a Pre-Conceived, Not Without Worthy, Hate that Gives the Grumpsters Enough Ammunition to Assume that Every New DTV Movie Featuring the Former Sleek Seagal will be God-Awful.While This May be Warranted in Most Movies that the Multiple Black-Belt, Philanthropic, Kick-Ass Has Made Recently, In This Case He Defied the Knee-Jerks. It is an Action Filled and Brutal Movie that Fans of This Type Can, Without Apology, Recommend to Fellow Travelers.Byron Mann is Outstanding with Numerous Fight Scenes and Cigarettes and Fills the Screen When the Star is Off Screen. Seagal Seems to Have Lost Some Weight and is More Engaged with the Sophomoric Dialog than Usual. So He has Corrected Two of His Most Glaring Inadequacies of Recent Years.The Film Looks good and its Garish Colors Work Well in This Gaudy World of the Syndicate and Corrupt Government Agencies. It's One of the Best We Have Seen From Steven in Quite a While. There is Some Clunk Like the Unnecessary Tacked On Ending Scene that is Inadvisably Ego Driven to Show the Sextagenerian with Sex Appeal and Includes the Often Referenced Musician Anti-Side to the Violent Nature of His Real Craft.Still, If You Have Completely Lost Faith in This Bona Fide Action Hero, Check This One Out. It May Make You Rethink Current Expectations.

brchthethird As a longtime Seagal fan, I've come to the realization that his glory days are long over and that I'll have to settle for whatever he puts out since he's been essentially banished to the direct-to-video market. It's had its ups and downs, with more downs than ups, but he's been able to generally maintain a consistent level of quality (for DTV) that's been on somewhat of an upswing in the past few years. I didn't exactly fawn over his last two films, but they were decent enough that I was anticipating what he'd do next. ABSOLUTION is that "next" project, and despite being a slight step back from his previous effort, it was at least watchable and has some elements to recommend it to fans. The plot, as if it really mattered, is quite simple: Seagal is given an assignment to take out an Afghan playboy who might sell weapons to Iran. However, things don't quite go as planned and he ends up rescuing a young woman from human traffickers who decide that they want their "property" back and come after him. First, the good. There were some decently staged and filmed fight scenes that weren't overly edited, even though there were several moments that were most likely stunt doubles. Byron Mann, a semi-frequent Seagal collaborator, plays his partner and actually gets most of the good, longer fights although the climactic fight scene in a club was mostly worth the time spent getting to it and Seagal gets to vary his style a little more than he had previously. I also noticed a few callbacks to previous films, like ABOVE THE LAW and MARKED FOR DEATH. If you're familiar with Seagal's filmography, you'll know when you see them. I also thought that addressing human trafficking in a low-budget B action movie was pretty cool, although it isn't really treated with much depth. The bad stuff is mostly complaints one could draw from any number of Seagal films. The plot really doesn't make much sense and serves as the glue that holds together several action set-pieces. I also thought the dialogue was particularly bad this time around, and most of the actors delivering it didn't do a great job. The standouts were Steven Seagal and Vinnie Jones, who plays the big bad boss. Speaking of Vinnie Jones, he has quite a charismatic screen presence and despite his limitations, he does well given the right material. Having a little more of him (he's only in a few scenes) would have made the film considerably more enjoyable. Lastly, as expected there isn't much character development to speak of, but what little there was felt like padding. There was a scene where Byron Mann and Steven Seagal reminisce about the past and how they came to be friends, which was nice, but all they end up using from that scene is a single piece of dialogue towards the end. It had no bearing whatsoever on the plot. There was also several flashbacks to Seagal and what appeared to be his wife. Again, divorced of context this had absolutely no bearing on the story and just served to extend the running time. Overall, I'd place this quite low in the pantheon of Seagal films. It isn't so bad as to be unwatchable, like ATTACK FORCE, but it doesn't quite have the charm of something like INTO THE SUN. Still, even though occupying a middle ground as far as Seagal's DTV output, fans will probably watch this no matter what.

leonblackwood Review: This is another one of those low budget action movies, with terrible acting and a silly storyline. Steven Seagal is hired to take out a drug dealer and uncovers a drug ring that involves trafficking and prostitution. One of the girls escapes a torturer and just happens to run into Seagal who, against his morals, uses his skills to save her. She then gives him information to take-down the drug and prostitution lords with the help of his trusted friend, Chi. Seagal, actually wasn't to bad in the movie and I liked the relationship between him and Chi, his sidekick, but the film looked cheap and some of the acting and one liners were awful. The action scenes weren't bad that bad, especially from Seagal & Chi, but it's predictable from the beginning to end. I wasn't expecting that much from the film, so I wasn't overly disappointed. It's basically what it says on the tin! Round-Up: It's a shame that Steven Seagal only gets the chance to star in straight to DVD movies because his cool demeanor and great fighting skills were great in movies like Under Siege and Marked For Death. After he started to put on weight, his movies became terrible and he wasn't taken that seriously in Hollywood so he must be starring in these low budget movies to pays the bills. Vinnie Jones has also become a straight to DVD actor who plays the same type of roles all of the time. Since his move to Hollywood from football, he has only started in a handful of big budget movies and his career hasn't really blown up like Jason Statham. It seems like he is also just starring in these movies to pay the bills! I did like Seagals sidekick, played by Byron Mann who starred in the terrible Streetfighter movie and had small parts in Red Corner, The Corrupter and Catwoman but the rest of the cast wasn't that great.I recommend this movie to people who are into their action/crime movies about Steven Seagal taking down a drug ring. 3/10