Kill Switch (2008) (V)

Director:

Jeff King

Writer:

Steven Seagal (writer)

Release Date:

7 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

His rules. His way. No exceptions.

Plot:

A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers. |

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Memphis Tennessee | Police | Male Rear Nudity | Childhood Trauma

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 19

9:00 AM

SPIKETV

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Det. Jacob King
Holly Dignard	...	Agent Frankie Miller (as Holly Elissa Dignard)
Chris Thomas King	...	Det. Storm Anderson
Michael Filipowich	...	Lazereus
Isaac Hayes	...	Coroner
Mark Collie	...	Billy Joel Hill
Karyn Michelle Baltzer	...	Celine
Philip Granger	...	Captain Jensen
Riley Jang	...	Young Jacob
Connor Jang	...	Young Daniel
Finn Michael	...	Flashback Killer
Aliyah O'Brien	...	Judith
David Patrick Green	...	Lead Officer
Holly Eglington	...	Prostitute
Reese Alexander	...	Bomb Squad Officer

Also Known As:

A Higher Form of Learning (USA) (working title)
Killing Point (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Japan:R-15 | UK:18 | Norway:15 | Germany:18 (DVD rating) (cut) | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA (2009) | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Cinetel Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When examining the body of Lazarus's first male kill, the cup on the desk he is slumped over is alternatively standing up and knocked over.

Movie Connections:

References All About Eve (1950)

Soundtrack:

Assets

Junk

Steven Seagal's previous film, "Pistol Whipped", was a pretty solid little low-budget action thriller, and it looked as if Seagal was finally starting to learn from his mistakes and improve upon them. "Kill Switch" makes "Pistol Whipped" look like a fluke. Does he honestly expect people to like this movie? For starters, the fight scenes are a joke. They're hardly even fight scenes - mostly just Seagal beating up people. Or should I say, his frequently obvious stunt double beating up people. They are edited very annoyingly, with lots of dropped frames, repeated shots, and close-ups of frantically waving arms. Seagal adopts a ridiculous (I think it was meant to be Southern - "Y'all", "Lord Have Mercy", "Sho Nuff", etc.) accent, has a love interest at least 20 years younger than him, whom he completely ignores, because that's what all supercool detectives like him do, and is joined in his latest investigation by a rookie female FBI agent, whom he's a complete jerk to, because, again, that's what all supercool detectives like him do. Did I mention that "he's a genius" and that "he doesn't follow protocol"? And what's with the film's fascination with torture, sadism, close-ups of corpses....blergh. Is Seagal making a play for the "SAW" market? And let's not even mention the completely nonsensical ending. The only semi-redeeming features of "Kill Switch" are some unintentional laughs, and the presence of Holly Dingard and Isaac Hayes (in one of his last roles). *1/2 out of 4.