Review of Marked for Death (1990) by Tom D — 25 Jun 2007

John Hatcher has just returned from Colombia, where his partner was killed in the line of duty by a drug dealer who has since been taken down.

As a result of his partner's death, John has decided to retire, but his retirement may not be permanent. On the next day, after reuniting with his sister Melissa, John gets into a shootout against a Jamaican drug kingpin known as Screwface, taking down some of Screwface's men.

John brings himself out of retirement when Screwface retaliates by attempting to kill Melissa and Tracy. After the shooting, John is reunited with two old friends - a local high school football coach named Max, and a Jamaican Chicago cop named Charles.

John and Max set out to hunt Screwface down, only to discover that Screwface has gone back to Jamaica. John and Max take Charles with them to Jamaica for an all out war against Screwface and his drug empire...

In Seagals third movie, he is already showing signs of what is the best part of his career. after this, he really only made four other movies that made an impact at the box office. the film is very good and topical, as we get seagal fighting against maybe his best adversary, Screwface, played colourfully by Basil Wallace. we know that screwface is the baddest of the bunch because he can wear really camp jumpers without anybody laughing at him. Seagal really shows what he can do in the films set pieces, and they are decidedly graphic and will satisfy those who love martial arts.

The story is simple and easy to follow, but th editing lets the side down a little. not as good as his warner Bros. movies of the same eras, Marked for death is still a good action movie with a great star.