david leonard The thirteenth entry in Steven Seagal's direct-to-video canon elaborates on his snuff-wish in ways only an incompetent filmmaker can, but the noteworthy frenetic execution propels it to cult status. I think it's safe to assume you will watch this in a state of disbelief. Consider an early scene where Billy Joe, one of Seagal's enemies, is kicked out of a window and the shot is repeated five times over. This is really just the tip of the iceberg. The layers of mistakes and deliberate editing choices are what steal the show from the get-go and it's a beautiful ballet of dissonance bathed in self-seriousness, making this the ultimate Steven Seagal movie. Every cinematic tool is abused, mysteries put aside to indulge in bar fights that reach an unthinkable climax of choreographed silliness, with editing that serves the absurd and experimentalism. The violence is extremely phony and the body double reveals, the abundance of cheap sound effects, and a misinterpreted use of the JUMP CUT technique only add to the delicious frenzy.Seagal with his trademark uninvolved voice (though the southern accent he adopts is hilarious) and his catchphrase "Lord Have Mercy" is on par with the screenplay's lack of emotional resonance, basic coherence and the senseless urge to kick the living __it out of generic antagonists.That urge is what makes Kill Switch his greatest film to date, that viewers affectionate of irony must absolutely see and see to believe. It wouldn't be a post-millennium Seagal flick if the stunt doubles didn't do the fighting and the music didn't do the acting but in Kill Switch this phenomenon seems almost celebrated.

cheflounder77 I have found the four most scary words in the English language: WRITTEN BY STEVEN SEAGAL. I have wasted many hours on bad movies. I have wanted those hours back. This one hurt me. Physically Hurt me. Segal must have needed rent or something for this piece of dung to be released. First it shows his twin brother being brutally murdered (Which is never answered) then he is beating up some guy and throwing him out the window. As he goes out the window his back is going out, but when the scene changes, he is going head first. AND WHY DOES HE HAVE THE STUPID ACCENT? Every time he talked I needed to turn up the volume so I could hear his crappy dialog. And then at the end, he disappears and goes to a new house (Which could be somewhere in the Shire) with a new wife(who looks 19) and two kids and I think a nanny who looks like Meg from Family Guy. His teen wife strips for him and the movie is over. The fact that this movie an almost 4 rating (at the time this was written) on IMDb, makes me think that the majority of users have down syndrome. Because for anyone to rate this higher than a 1, they must be retarded. The worst movies I have seen in the theater are still 100 times better than this piece of crap on a good drunken $1 at Blockbuster Night. This becomes my new #1 worst movie of all time, due to the unbelievably bad Scooby-Doo ending that has me wanted to send him hate mail for the $6 I paid for this travesty that I bought in the Wal-Mart S--t bin. I wanted a good laugh and found myself with a nose bleed when it was done. Save yourself some time, and masturbate with a cheese grater - you will have more fun with that then watching this worthless effort.Top 5 Worst of all time 5. Boo 4. The Pumpkin Carver 3. The Stuff 2. Teenage Caveman 1. Kill Switch

richard-duncombe OK, so it might require a drop of beer to smooth it down, but Killswitch is the most entertainment i've had in years. From the first time Segal opens his mouth its just laugh a minute hilarity for however long it went on for. I have no idea what accent he is trying to pull off, but it fails in comedy fashion, most of the time you cant understand what he is saying, but that just makes it better! I'm not really sure there is any plot, I actually think Segal just plays some weirdo no one understands so they give him a big fake case to solve to keep him out of the way of real police business. I guess its a bit like Se7en but with a more slapstick approach. The fights are hilarious, just shots of segal looking vacant, then a body double in a wig shot from behind, then another (same) shot of Segal. We counted 26 re-uses of the same shot in one of the fights at the end which forced us to pause the film for fear of death by laughter.Im still having trouble working out who segal plays in this movie and the many flashbacks have no relevance on the film at all and are never explained, which just makes them better! There's just so much gold in this film! Why everyone in the film hate women? Who is the random FBI expert who turns up to help the case though admits she only ever worked on one homicide ever? where does segal get his knowledge of astrology from? why does he live in the biggest apartment ever? Who is that woman he lives with? what does his partner do at all in the whole movie? why does the murderer commit any of the crimes? and the ending!!!! WOW! Forget the sixth sense, you did NOT see this coming! trust me, in the 'so bad its good' stakes, this takes some beating 10/10

enquire7 I was a devout Steven Seagal fan for years but his recent movies are major disappointments.To begin with, Seagal is looking increasingly like he's missed too many visits to the salad bar. His face is red and puffed up like a blow-fish and you don't even need the slow motion function to see that he is now simply incapable of doing his own stunts. The fight scenes look very suspect and the supposedly clever camera angles fail miserably in convincing the audience that the much leaner and agile stunt man is in fact Seagal. The plot is weak an his pistol never runs out of ammo.This is daylight robbery. Seagal is getting paid to act and as a paying customer, I am expecting to get my money's worth. Instead, what I get is an over-sized action hero who looks out of breath even when he's talking on the phone - never mind fighting using a stunt man.His low-budget, straight to DVD films receive poor reviews and yet he continues to have a loyal following. Its time he demonstrated his appreciation to his fans by shedding the pounds and giving them what they really want to see; Steven Seagal using his graceful Aikido moves to kick butt.