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Above the Law

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Above the Law (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 8

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Nico is a tough and sexy cop who aims to take down the CIA. He's an expert 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 and he's ready to explode. Steven Seagal's film... Nico is a tough and sexy cop who aims to take down the CIA. He's an expert 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 and he's ready to explode. Steven Seagal's film debut. [More]

Starring: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo

Starring: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo, Henry Silva

Director: Andrew Davis

Director: Andrew Davis

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Release:

Jan 27, 1998

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailers (8)

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08/27/04
David Poland
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Seagal's best.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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An artifact from way back when Steven Seagal was novel and therefore sort of cool.

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08/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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above-average, and much better than Seagal's later efforts

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07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Desson Thomson
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It might be arguable whether it is the best Seagal film or not, but Nico still has all important Seagal trademarks.

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Dragan Antulov
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Woefully short on originality, intelligibility and anything resembling taste.

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It contains 50 percent more plot than it needs, but that allows it room to grow in areas not ordinarily covered in action thrillers.

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Roger Ebert
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