Detective Jacob Stillwell is one of the most celebrated homicide detectives in the country. His brutal delivery of street justice is legendary among the men and women of law enforcement. But on this latest case, he may have finally met his match - Lazerus, a cunning and perversely violent killer who is on the loose and terrorizing the inner city...

Kill Switch is Steven Seagal's latest action movie, and a project he wrote himself. This is a straight to DVD film with enough experienced actors attached to it to make you believe that even the lamest of plots could be carried off well.

The movie stars Seagal, who was at the height of his fame with his role as the Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback in the '90s Under Siege films. Also appearing are Isaac Hayes (academy award winner who starred in Shaft and found fame with a new generation as the voice of Chef in South Park), Holly Dignard (Stargate: Atlantis, Whistler) and Michael Filipowich (Charlie Jade, CSI: Miami).

Not surprisingly, being a Seagal movie, action scenes make up most of this film. There's extreme brutality and violence, but with bad camera angles and repeating shots you don’t get that intense adrenaline feel. As for gunfights... these seem to be very badly staged. All you see is one person at a time. At one point Jacob (Seagal) fires endless amounts of bullets without any success, yet when one of the enemies tries to get away he wastes no time in getting a perfect shot on him with only one bullet. This makes the long gun fight sequence before seem a little pointless.

In fact the action sequences are a massive let down with bad camera angles, repeated punches and extremely boring gunfights, letting down action fans and as well as fans of Seagal. In fact the only thing that makes this movie watchable is the impressive supporting actors.

Add to this the fact that the only extra is a trailer for the movie, and you have yourself a very disappointing release. Even Seagal fans will find it hard to justify adding this to their DVD collection.

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Carl Simpson