Kill Switch

2008
3.8| 1h32m| R| en| More Info
Released: 07 October 2008 Released
Producted By: Nu Image
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.insightfilm.com/killswitch.html
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A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.

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Jeff King

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
t-boost Total waist of time ,,,, Segale ,,,, You are overrated
Leofwine_draca KILL SWITCH deserves one minor commendation for attempting to do something that many Steven Seagal films don't: feature a semi-original storyline. Instead of having Seagal battling various gangsters, terrorists, thugs, kidnappers or whatever, this one sees him on the path of multiple serial killers as he attempts to stop them from killing again. Ultimately, it makes not one jot of difference because it all boils down to our hero beating seven shades out of various bad guys, but at least the thought was there.Sadly, as you might expect given the star's track record as of late, the execution sucks. At least there's none of that stupid inappropriate music from the last Seagal film I watched (DRIVEN TO KILL), but there are massive problems stemming from the ridiculous doubling in the fight sequences (and the voice double's back, to boot). The film obviously came in under the scheduled running time so one fight, early on, is extended to ludicrous lengths just to pad things out. It's also noticeable that the violence is among the most extreme of the star's career, as Seagal goes about literally torturing the villains. Expect plenty of that gloating sadism that our beloved censors here in the UK used to regularly cut out (but don't seem to mind these days).Still, violence does not make a good film, and this is definitely bottom of the barrel type stuff, featuring a storyline you'll struggle to make sense of and poor Isaac Hayes cameoing in what would be his penultimate role. In one respect the film's worth watching till the end, though: the out-of-left-field ending, featuring some gratuitous nudity and one of the cheesiest eyebrow-raising moments I've ever seen from Seagal. If that doesn't make you laugh out loud, nothing will.
zardoz-13 Steven Seagal's best straight-to-video actioneers bristle with wall-to-wall gunfire. They seem almost surreal in their own warped way. Director Jeff King's crime thriller "Kill Switch" qualifies as one of Seagal's best epics since he went straight-to-video. Not only does this Seagal saga boast great action choreography and editing, but also it features two serial killer adversaries. Memphis Detective Jacob King has an iconoclastic attitude. He isn't afraid to dole out punishment when the situation dictates. He divides his time between trying to nab Lazarus, a scruffy-looking white serial killer who whittles astrological symbols into the corpses of his victims, and Billy Roy Hill, a maniac with a knife who loves to slash anybody in sight. Billy Roy is such a lunatic that he buries an explosive device into a hooker's chest and our hero must defuse the bomb. Although it looks like a gritty detective yarn, "Kill Switch" seems like it is far more. The surrealistic aspect of "Kill Switch" is what distinguishes it. The opening scenes about the murder of our hero's twin brother and the concluding scenes where our protagonist arrives at a home to pass out presents to his children and watch his Russian wife strip for him are surrealistic. The fights are brutal but fast moving. "Painkiller Jane" editor Jamie Alain ramps up the fight scenes with his own slashing style. Alain often pushes the scenes farther by repeating shots. One head smashing into a window is not quite as invigorating as the same head getting smashed repeatedly. The fights are so over-the-top that they look like homages to The Three Stooges. The good news is that Seagal penned this puppy. Some of the dialogue will catch your ear. Shrewdly, he pits himself against two serial killers and he has a female FBI agent gunning for his badge. Catching these two killers isn't a cake walk for Seagal. Despite his action packed script, Seagal adopts his funny, pseudo-regional dialect that sounds like he was amusing himself more than the audience.
Kevin Schotte I've watched this movie last night and I didn't like it at all!1)The acting by all the "actors" in this movie was BAD! 2)Steven Seagal and the rest of the cast seemed uninspired! 3)Steven Seagal spoke with a ridiculous accent! 4)Steven Seagals' voice was dubbed numerous times! 5)The fight scenes were chaotic! 6)A stunt double was used in most of the fight scenes! 7)The two "bad" guys were just as intimidating as my goldfish! 8)Steven Seagals' movies shouldn't contains love-scenes with him in it, it looks stupid and not credible. 9) The fight scenes contained repeated shots of the same punches/kicks and facial expressions of Seagal! 10)The ending of the movie made no sense at all! Did he cheat on his wife? Did he pretend to be his murdered twin brother?...and I could go on and on...but I won't! KILLSWITCH is a waste of time and money...