from the director of chinese ghost story and naked weapon ( and collaborator in the action scene from hero and house of the fly dagger ) and we have a story about an ex cia agent who daughter be kidnap . it not just any ex cia agent and but steven seagal . yes . pony tail be back and back with a vengeance . ( sorry and i have to do that ) . this be your typical action movie and usually base on some revenge or honor theme and where the hero have to take out dozen to hundred of henchman and usually a bos character and or several . the acting be atrocious and all we be leave with be the action ( and a lot of wire work ) . steven bring his typical dead pan or prozac act along . this movie be not go to be on anybody christmas list and however and it be hysterical and very very light . i be laugh the whole way through the movie . steven seagal be look to do some major butt kick . unfortunately and most of the serious butt kicking be do by a much young and thin man ( the stunt guy be actually wear fake fat to look like steven ) and who have a lot more physical talent than steven have in his prime . this be far compound by the fact that the stunt man perform stunt that steven could never perform ( jump kick and jump spin kick and and all other stunt involve jump high ) . the movie seem to have be film entirely in bangkok and thailand and recruit what seem to be the entire cast of onk bak and minus tony jaa . the wheelchair bos and don the drug dealer stand out in my mind . there be somethings about the movie that bother me . steven ( who be the star of the movie ) look like he just wake up in bangkok after week of binge on milkshake and vodka and with no money and no change of clothes . he look dirty and grimy . i wouldn not sit next to him on the subway if he look like that . next and what be up with the steven gun . he seem to have a magic weapon . this weapon fire anywhere from 30 50 bullet and rarely need another clip . also steven have become such a big star and he no longer need to aim his weapon . he just fire in the general direction of his target . steven sex scene be certainly interest . it make me quite nauseous . shove toothpick under my fingernail be pleasurable a compare to watch steven have sex . the cinematography be quite strange . i do not realize the same guy who do certain outer limit and star trek episode be still alive ( tilt the camera 45 degree ) . the wire action become ridiculous and especially when you be try to make a somewhat realistic action movie ( imagine what one would think if tony jaa jump 10 foot straight in the air and do 2 full revolution ) . i also like the variation on thai box represent thai transvestite claw and high heel box . not only that and what be the deal with all the mystical crap introduce 10 minute before the end of the movie and complete with with a thai mako impersonator who have take too much pcp . one may think from my review that i hat this movie . this be not true . this be the funny movie i have see since shaun of the dead and unfortunately that movie be try to be funny . i do recommend this movie a a rental and a discount bin purchase and or a late night cable session while completely waste . celluloid rehab .