Pistol Whipped (2008) (V)

Director:

Roel Reiné

Writer (WGA):

J.D. Zeik (written by)

Release Date:

4 March 2008 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They came to collect a debt. He paid in full.

Plot:

Matt is an elite ex-cop whose life has gone down hill since he was kicked off the Force. After a rough encounter with a mysterious henchman...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Daughter | Church | Graveyard | Corrupt Police

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 7

6:00 AM

USA

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Matt Conlin
Bernie McInerney	...	Father Joe Maloney
Ashley Greenfield	...	Card Player #1
John P. Gulino	...	Card Player #2
Antoni Corone	...	Sharp
Matt Salinger	...	Dealer
Paul Calderon	...	Blue
Lance Henriksen	...	The Old Man
Mark Elliot Wilson	...	Lt. Steve Shacter
Lydia Jordan	...	Becky (as Lydia Grace Jordan)
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Bruno (as Arthur Nascarella)
Toru Ohno	...	Johnny
Renee Goldsberry	...	Drea (as Renée Elise Goldsberry)
Rue DeBona	...	Emily
Lee Wong	...	Mr. Ling

Also Known As:

Marker (USA) (working title)
The Marker (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min | Australia:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Junction Films

Trivia:

When Matt (Seagal) receives his last assignment, the picture of the target is actually an image of director Roel Reiné.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The opening graveyard shooting scene has gravestone fragments flying around and bouncing like they were made of Styrofoam.

Quotes:

Drea: And after, like, a bunch of years I finally realized what I really needed to do was grow a dick.
Matt: Well, probably I would like you a lot less if you had a dick.
Matt: Especially if it was bigger than mine, you know what I mean?
Drea: I don't think that's possible.

Movie Connections:

References Above the Law (1988)

Dark shades of gray

Although "Pistol Whipped" is mostly shot in broad daylight - in opposite to some of Seagal's recent "stumble around in the dark" flicks like "Attack Force" - it has much in common with a 1940s film noir. Seagal portrays a totally broken hero - losing lots of money when gambling, divorced from the mother of his daughter, fired from the police, drinking too much, and he can't even keep promises he gives his daughter. But the world around him is not easy to divide into good guys and bad guys. His former police colleagues are corrupt, he doesn't trust his new employer at all, and even his new girlfriend has something to hide. Many dark shades of gray, thus the story was better than I expected, definitely a good progress from Seagal's previous couple of movies.

Nevertheless, "Pistol Whipped" couldn't avoid the ridiculous moments typical for a Seagal flick, for example when he observes somebody secretly in a bar, trying not to be noticed. Yeah, right, 10 feet tall and staring at the other bloke all the time, nobody will notice him. Ah, but wouldn't it be less fun without things like that?