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Director:
Keoni Waxman
Writer:
Paul A. Birkett (written by)
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Release Date:
22 September 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Action
Plot:
In the vein of "The Professional" and "Man on Fire", Steven Seagal plays an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner... more | add synopsis
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The Keeper Promises An Abundance Of Seagal-Related Mayhem
 (From Beyond Hollywood. 23 October 2009, 11:55 AM, PDT)

It's Seagal vs. Vamps in Against the Dark
 (From Dread Central. 2 December 2008, 6:49 PM, PST)

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A definite step up the ladder for the king of action more (8 total)

Cast

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Steven Seagal ... Rolland Sallinger

Jessica Williams ... Nurse Williams

Alexandria Morrow ... Hooker

Liezl Carstens ... Nikita Wells

Kisha Sierra ... Allegra

Luce Rains ... Jason Cross

Seri DeYoung ... Socialite #1 (as Seraphine DeYoung)

Alessandra Hayden ... Night Club Dancer

Trine Christensen ... Regina Lawson

Arron Shiver ... Mason Silver

Therese Olson ... Cocktail Waitress

Brian Keith Gamble ... Trevor Johnson

Steph DuVall ... Conner Wells

Michael-David Aragon ... Scar

Jack Brunacini Jr. ... Bodyguard

Gilley Grey ... Drug Dealer #2 (as Gilbert J. Anderson)

Kevin Christopher Brown ... Texas Deputy Sherriff

Gianni Biasetti ... Henchman #5

Kurly Tlapoyawa ... Drug Dealer #3

Johnnie Hector ... Manuelo

David Manzanares ... Cop #1
Tomas Sanchez ... Jorge

Brady Romberg ... Lucien

Elwood L. Hoyt ... Senior Detective

Michael R. Long ... Henchman # 1
Edward A. Duran ... Crew Cut
Gabriel 'Bam Bam' Merendon ... Drug Dealer #1
Carlton Liggins ... Detective
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence throughout, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use.
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Certification:
USA:R | Norway:15 (DVD) | Japan:PG12
Filming Locations:
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

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A definite step up the ladder for the king of action, 6 November 2009
7/10
Author: davideo-2 from United Kingdom

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

Roland Ballinger (Steven Seagal) finds himself fighting for his life after his partner double crosses him during a drugs bust and then comes back to finish him off on his hospital bed. Roland narrowly escapes with his life, but can't get back to a level of physical fitness where he can rejoin the force. Luckily, an old friend calls him from El Paso to act as a bodyguard for his daughter who's just survived a kidnap attempt. But the kidnappers are relentless and try again, forcing Roland into a deadly showdown to the death.

This is Seagal's second film for Optimum after the slick but empty Driven to Kill, and if The Keeper doesn't strike you as a particularly brilliant action film, looking back on all the hack job work he made with Sony Pictures, with their dubbing, obvious stunt doubles and iffy editing, it's at least refreshing to see such a professionally made and presentable film. And, in turn, Seagal himself seems more engaged in it, no great performance but certainly more quirky and interested than in any of the aforementioned Sony nonsense. He is still noticeably overweight, in his face as much as his body, but he's obviously the type of guy who works better with professionals and the result is much better. Luckily, there is a decent story here with some pretty good action to boot. There's also a much less gloomy and depressing feel than with a lot of the films he made with Sony, both in the lighting and in the soundtrack, and the script is to thank for parts of this too. Indeed, one of the few production cock ups is the back cover saying it's set in Romania when it's actually Texas (bit of a difference!), and this is all too relieving as Dracula Country is where a lot of the 'european lensed' disasters were filmed and sunny Texas drives away a lot of those bad memories.

This is basically Seagal's take on Man on Fire, and while there's nothing to make it especially memorable or remarkable, it's looking like his DTV career will end on a high as his role in Robert Rodriguez's big screen movie Machete beckons. ***

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