Above The Law

Let me set the scene for you. Having been to a pub in Nottingham to witness yet another crushing disappointment in the arena of British sport, namely, being knocked out of the European football championships by a bunch of guys who would normally be on the receiving end of an action hero's roundhouse. Having had a couple of pints, my girlfriend and I made the walk of shame back home, only to have my spirits lifted by the mighty might of Above The Law, not only starring, but also co-written by Seagal himself.

In this ass-kicking display of bad guy bone crunching, Seagal wades through a swathe of bad guys in an attempt to right some plot-relevent wrong (something to do with drugs and explosives and something that happened in Vietnam - I missed the beginning, which made little difference), kicking ass and taking names all the way. Bringing together Hollywood royalty past (Pam Grier), present (Seagal himself) and future (Sharon Stone, in a supporting role as Nico's wife) and snapping the neck of one of the all-time great bad guys, Henry Silva as the awesomely named 'Kurt Zagon', the tagline probably says it all; 'He was a covert agent trained in Vietnam. He has a master 6th degree black belt in Aikido... and family in the Mafia. He's a cop with an attitude.'.

If you missed this on Channel Five last night, you missed a treat. Still, you can pick it up on DVD from Play for about a £11.99, and you should.