Above the Law

Name: Above the Law
Released: 1988-4-8
Cast: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo

Above the Law

R
1h 39m
1988

50%

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Steven Seagal stars in the bare-knuckled action film that made him a star. Trained in Aikido, Nico Toscani (Seagal) worked as a CIA operative and saw horrors that he can never forget. Now a Chicago policeman, Nico believes he has escaped his past. But he uncovers a black-market, drugs-for-weapons trade run by a sadistic CIA operative he remembers from Vietnam. He is ordered not to investigate, but he knows the evil that is being unleashed in his hometown--and that it is time to place himself Above The Law.

Director:

Andrew Davis

Producer:

Andrew Davis, Steven Seagal, Robert Solo

Writer:

Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett, Andrew Davis, Steven Seagal

Cast:

Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo, Ron Dean

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

50%

Reviews

Rob's Movie Vault

Rob Gonsalves

As usual in Davis films, the Chicago locations are convincing and lived-in.

Fortunately for democracy, nothing can stop Nico, who looks like Sylvester Stallone poured into the mould that produced Robert Valentino.

August 16, 2021

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London Evening Standard

Alexander Walker

It's yet another variant on the theme of the rogue cop (martial arts division) who abandons his badge to clean up some dirty work in the neighbourhood.

August 16, 2021

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United Press International

Cathy Burke

Above the Law has enough off-beat updates on the cops-and-robbers theme to at least make the film visually interesting most of the time.

...the overstuffed narrative contributes heavily to the movie's eventual downfall...

June 25, 2017

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