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Steven Segal and Hong Kong filmmakers did not stay together, mainly because the film actors are used to throw around with wild abandon, which includes them to do the absurd stunts. Now add Steven Segal, who, in his fifty, but it looks like it is happening deathbed (not greater company, please!), In the equation. What you have too many scenes are equipped with the obvious body double does much of the work. And when I speak, obviously, is painfully obvious.

Earlier in the real action star known as Steven Segal plays Jake Hopper, a former (what else?) CIA Agent, which is (what else?) Obliged to leave (what else?) Quit to retire, when the bloody insurgency in Thailand kidnap him daughter. Hopper seeks answers in Thailand, his old stomping ground, all this time managed to get into a fight about every 5 minutes or so. Fortunately Sigal is endowed with magical if fu (or so it seems), which allows him to whup donkey with great efficiency . Dumb But because this action movie (or Curse Dams, as I affectionately call them), there is a conspiracy aplenty, many of them involving (too young to be a) General Jantapan (Tom Wu), whose character speaks English throughout the film, because, obviously, is a Chinese actor, not Thai.

If you are interested in that, heck Sigal ago continues to play a leading man when he lost his body, face and charm to work at the same vremya’80 s expired, the issue will only stick in your mind after onset Byron Mann. Mann plays Sunti, Hopper in the CIA, ex-partner, who became a monk 10 years ago after he accidentally shot a woman during a gunfight. After Sunti Hopper tells the story, Sunti voluntarily ditches all that Buddhist things to help Hopper kill, oh, half of Thailand or so. And when I say these guys leave massive bodycount in their light, I mean, these guys leave massive bodycount in their result.

What you immediately notice that Byron Mann ( “Invincible”) is a darn good martial artist, not to mention a fair actor. In fact, working next to the Mister One-Person, One-Emotion Sigal, Mann looks Brando. So it is a bit sad to see Mann sidekick is not only a duty, but his driver Lardo lead, which is heavy just to get out of the boat. And after the fall of the A-list has not yet been our modest hero, Sigal in the ego was still in full here. The notion that his character has never received a single scratch in the course of countless battles and gunbattles he gets. In fact, it’s probably a miracle he even his character will be “affected” by the nature of voodoo that sticks a needle through a voodoo doll. In the men’s long journey!

Sigal love interest played by Monica Lo, whose character falls madly in love with the puffy face, the old-enough - to be her grandfather, two-for-life Sigal after he beats some guys with bad teeth chasing her in the club. The way it is a stumbling aid him in his quest poles around Thailand wearing some truly obscene Chinese clothing should think Sigal was Tom Cruise. Again, this is all about casting. Sigal simply will not work in that role, because he Sigal. Byron Mann could have worked, but in reality, nothing Sigal makes this film Mann could do 10 times better. I do not mean to harp on this theme, but when you see men in the film is an inevitable conclusion.

Speaking of casting, the film is populated with these “persons” who were recruited for their ability to withstand multiple explosions squibs against their chest and falls screaming incoherently. It’s your usual type of Hong Kong stunt work, in this case, transplanted to the shooting in Thailand. Take Action-wise, there are many to be found, which is a major plus. In a train yard shootout, Sigal (or to be more precise, his overworked trick twice) channels Chow Yun Fat and Tony Ching channels director John Woo. By the end of the film, Sigal and Kato - er, Sunti - most men have died in Thailand. But seeing that the only Thai men who ever show copies of the gun-toting terrorists, gun-toting rebels, gun-toting cops Krive, or gun-toting cross dressers, I believe that you, well, that should be our heroes mount such a staggering bodycount.

Director Tony Ching ( “Naked weapons”) choreographs action scenes quite well - so if you do not want any realism to your actions at all. As already mentioned, Sigal nature seemed to have superpowers here, otherwise, why would he barely affects all went flying about 50 meters or so in the air? Sigal is the champion of Buddhism that at some point some monks gather in gangs for the voodoo priest to save Sigal. Try Sigal said that the Buddhist monks will not voluntarily kill someone, even the wicked voodoo priest, and he will probably tell you that he knows more about Buddhism than you. (Moreover, Sigal insisted butchering Thai language for some strange reason.)

For those looking for additional treatment, pay attention to the final penalty kick in the villain property where Tony Ching was doing its utmost to copy lobby shootout in the “Matrix”. Embezzlement Ching so obvious even there can be neither hide familiar-sounding techno score playing for consistency. The only thing missing is Carrie-Ann Moss in tight black leather - although we get a cross dresser in tight black leather, but alas Sigal already snapped his / her / its neck, as the rod 30 minutes earlier.

Ultimately, if you hate movies Sigal, you hate it. As I have noted in previous reviews, Sigal has stopped trying to act. He actually plays Sigal, but only in different character names and titles of films. “Belly of the Beast” is not very good nor very bad. In fact, compared with Sigal recent works, it is passable entertainment. Mindless, idiotic and totally frivolous entertainment - but nonetheless passable.

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