Exit Wounds (2001)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers (WGA):

John Westermann (novel)
Ed Horowitz (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What Can Two Men Do Against A Gang Of Crooked Cops? Whatever It Takes.

Plot:

Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption.

Plot Keywords:

Heroin | Corrupt Cop | Vice President | Jail | Partner

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Orin Boyd
DMX	...	Latrell Walker
Isaiah Washington	...	George Clark
Anthony Anderson	...	T.K. Johnson
Michael Jai White	...	Lewis Strutt
Bill Duke	...	Chief Hinges
Jill Hennessy	...	Annette Mulcahy
Tom Arnold	...	Henry Wayne
Bruce McGill	...	Frank Daniels
David Vadim	...	Matt Montini
Eva Mendes	...	Trish
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Useldinger
Paolo Mastropietro	...	Parker
Shane Daly	...	Fitz
Drag-On	...	Shaun Rollins

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #38146) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (uncut) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Village Roadshow Pictures

Trivia:

During filming in Hamilton, a van was being towed along a street upside-down as part of a chase scene; stuntman Chris Lamon and another man were supposed to roll safely out, but Lamon apparently struck his head, and died six days later. Todd Schroeder suffered a concussion in the same incident. The scene was re-shot with the van moving slower and the stuntmen placed differently.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the 1987-1994 Range Rovers of the type that Mulcahy drives, the button that sounds the horn is located on the end of the turn signal lever. However, during the chase scene, Mulcahy's horn sounds when she presses the center of her steering wheel.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Vice President: Ladies and gentleman, it's a pleasure for me to be here on such a beautiful day, in the great city of Detroit. And I'd love to tell you all to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourselves. I'd love to, but unfortunately, I can't do that. There's a very serious issue that's spiraling out of control in this country...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Kid & I (2005)

Soundtrack:

I Got You (I Feel Good)

Watchable, but very forgettable Movie

Seagal plays he usual style role of a renegade cop with no respect for authority. DMX is a gangster with whom Seagal teams up with to find out who has stolen fifty kilos of heroin from the vaults of a Detroit police vault.

The teaming up of a hard cop and a hard gangster in a different take on the buddy cop genre was a nice idea, but it raises too many plot flaws and the duo don't have the comedy timing to make it work well.

Exit Wounds does entertain with it's action and thrills, but its ultimately forgettable.

5/10