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| Steven Seagal | ... | Jake Hopper | |
| Byron Mann | ... | Sunti | |
| Monica Lo | ... | Lulu | |
| Tom Wu | ... | General Jantapan | |
| Sara Malakul Lane | ... | Jessica Hopper (as Sarah Malukul Lane) | |
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Patrick Robinson | ... | Leon Washington |
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Vincent Riotta | ... | Fitch McQuaid |
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Norman Veeratum | ... | Suthep |
| Elidh MacQueen | ... | Sara Winthorpe | |
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Siu Tung Chan | ... | Kong (as Chau Siu Tung) |
| Kevork Malikyan | ... | Fernand Zadir | |
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Pongpat Wachirabunjong | ... | Mongkol (as Pongpat Wachirabanjong) |
| Alastair Vardy | ... | Security Guard #1 | |
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Andy Adam | ... | Security Guard #2 |
| Shahkrit Yamnarm | ... | Brice (as Shahkritt Yamnarm) | |
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Ten years ago, Jake Hopper was a CIA agent who was stationed in Thailand. Then one day, things went sour, and his partner, Sunti barely escaped with his life...after accidentally killing a woman. Jake called it quits and returned to the United States when his wife died, and Sunti became a Buddhist monk to atone for his sins. For the past 10 years, Jake has run a successful private security business, and has been raising his daughter Jessica, who is now an adult. While hiking in Thailand, Jessica and her friend Sarah Winthorpe are kidnapped. A group of Islamic fundamentalists known as the Abu Karaf claims responsibility. Sarah is the daughter of United States senator John Winthorpe. For ransom, the Abu Karaf demand the release of 20 prisoners from American custody. The US Secretary of State urges restraint -- he won't negotiate. Tom Collins, an ex-colleague of Jake's, recognizes Jessica on the ransom tape and tips Jake off. Jake knows that he must rescue the girls himself. An old CIA ... Written by Todd Baldridge
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I cannot remember a recent "Steven Segal" movie in the cinema, or anywhere near publicised. The last one even close was "Half Past Dead", a mediocre yet fun action flick about Alacatraz if my memory serves correctly.
I rented "Belly of The Beast" for some Friday-night fun. And that is exactly what I got. Endlessly terrible and cheesy but fantastic at the same time, this is Steven Segal reaching new lo's in acting but highs in martial arts and action sequences. He kicks the hell out of anything he see's in bloodthirsty fashion, in some very inventive and surprisingly sadistic fashion (in one scene, he pushes a guy in hugely OTT fashion across a line of fish in ice-cubes into a meat hook- the '15' UK certificate is questionable). But still, this manages to be fun.
The plot is non-existent, as it turns in predictably bad fashion in any excuse to get Segal fighting, but this is hopeful- it proves this 50 year old overweight guy may have something left in him.
3 out of 5