Driven to Kill (2009)

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Ruslan este un fost mafiot rus, care a parasit viata lui in sanul mafiei si a devenit scriitor de romane. Familia lui a ramas in urma, iar fiica lui urmeaza sa se casatoreasca. Dar Ruslan nu se poate bucura de faptul ca fata lui se casatoreste, deoarece alesul inimii sale este fiul unui vechi inamic de-al lui. Chiar si-asa el accepta situatia pentru ca fiica lui sa fie fericita. Dar cand in ziua nuntii, fiica lui este atacata si asasinata, Ruslan se intoarce inapoi in oras. Acesta este punctul in care Ruslan uita de pactul incheiat cu el insusi de a nu mai reveni la o viata de crima, si porneste la vanatoare. Cu o pofta exagerata pentru sange si razbunare, Ruslan distruge totul in calea lui, omorand pe toti cei care au fost implicati in asasinatul fiicei lui. Nimeni nu are scapare si nimeni nu ii poate sta in cale. Nici macar politia.

Summary: A former Russian mobster named Ruslan, who is now a crime novelist, returns home and discovers his daughter is marrying his arch nemesis. His past also comes back to haunt him when his family is threatened. Hungry for justice, Ruslan returns to the life he once knew…with a vengeance.

“Driven to Kill” (originally, and more appropriately, titled “Ruslan”) is one of the best Steven Seagal flicks in a long time. Now, after total crap like “Kill Switch” and “Against the Dark,” almost anything in focus would seem good. But D2K actually has a lot to recommend it–it has a strong, engaged bada$$ performance by Seagal, one with no obvious body/stunt doubles or voice dubbing, a straightforward story, and the kind of action you’d expect. The direction, while not splashy, is competent (a rarity for recent Seagal flicks).

Now, to be honest, it would take a few more million dollars, a lot of retakes, some recasting of supporting roles, and a car chase or two to make this into a theatrical action-exploitation flick along the lines of “Taken.” But for a DTV movie Driven to Kill is actually quite exceptional. And for a Seagal DTV this is up there near the top of the heap with Urban Justice and better than Pistol Whipped. It reminds me of a Charles Bronson low budget mid-80s movie like Murphy’s Law. However, the shortcomings that affect all direct to video movies with their short shooting schedules and low budgets also brings D2K down a bit as well. The biggest problem is that about half of the supporting performances are embarrassingly lame–the female police officer and the oily lawyer in particular. And there were also some really strange choices made for the film’s score. Upbeat Russian folk music during dramatic and violent beatdowns? Seems odd to me. In fact, sometimes the music behind the action is so ill-fitting that it seems like we’re listening to a placeholder score that the filmmakers intended to replace. (actually, this may be the case–the version I saw still had the title “Ruslan” and Fox may have replaced the music once they bought the film’s distribution rights).

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