Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Leofwine_draca BLACK DAWN is the sequel to THE FOREIGNER that nobody asked for. Steven Seagal returns as special agent Jonathan Cold, who must tackle a terrorist gang with plans on America. As anybody familiar with Seagal's work over the last fifteen years will know, this means that there's lot of low rent dialogue, doubling, cheesy action scenes, and general inanity.Half the cast have British or foreign accents and seem to be struggling with the dialogue they're given. Seagal appears constipated throughout and is obviously doubled in all of his fight scenes. The film as a whole lacks the kind of familiar faces that show up in a lot of his other work, so it's more tiresome to sit through. It does pick up at the mid point for a surprisingly well mounted truck chase before descending back into ineptitude afterwards.

callanvass The sequel that nobody asked for, funny how that works. Maybe I'm a secret masochist or something. No matter how deplorable Steven Seagal's STD films are, I continue to check them out when I get a chance, as they are released. This is ostensibly a sequel to The Foriegner, but it doesn't really act like it, and it only has a brief mention of The Foreigner. This movie is better than The Foreigner, but that's like saying being shot in the leg is better than being shot in the head, meaning it's not a compliment what so ever. Like The Foreigner. It lacks decent action to keep you entertained or any quality fight scenes. The 15 million budget doesn't help, either. Steven Seagal looks bored out of his mind here, and it looks like my assumption was correct, because he walked out 18 days into a 30 day shoot. He seems dubbed here at times, and is grossly overweight, with outfits that cover up that weight gain. It's funny. In the beginning of the film when he gets Michael Donovan out of prison, there is a bunch of McDonald product wrappers on the dashboard. How's that for symbolization? He waves his gun around aimlessly in some shootout scenes, and he does very little bone cracking, like Seagal fans are accustomed too. There is an escape scene where he jumps through a window to avoid gun fire, with Tamara Davies onto a truck, and you can clearly tell it's a stuntman. It's an extremely lazy and uninspired performance, as is the case with most STD Seagal films. The Donovan Brothers (John Pyper-Ferguson & Julian Stone as I mentioned in the plot summary up above) are bland villains, whilst there are a few pointless Russian Villains on the side as a subplot. Tamara Davies is pretty, but is a very poor actress. I couldn't resist adding some laughable dialog, just to show you how "invested" Seagal was with this movie. Michael Donovan (realizing Seagal is undercover) :I'm disappointed Jonathan. Jonathan Cold: Sh****it happens, Y'know? Bottom line: If you liked The Foreigner, you'll like this one. If you hated The Foreigner like me & many others did, you'll most likely hate this one as well. It's a terrible movie, and one that should be left in bargain bins at Walmart, where it belongs. 3/10

Comeuppance Reviews "Black Dawn" is one of the weakest Seagal movies. This is a sequel to "The Foreigner". There's no reason to make this except that it's another paycheck in the big man's pockets. In my opinion, Seagal will probably never make another good movie like "Marked For Death" or "Above The Law". Those days are behind him.The "plot" is about Russian gangsters in Romania who have a nuclear device. Jonathan Cold (Seagal) has to stop them. Seagal is barely in this and he doesn't do anything, and I mean ANYTHING: fighting, acting, or exercise He has to find better scripts, or at least a director who needs to realize that Seagal is the draw, not some nameless Romanian.For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com

hizman In the first place, let it be clearly understood that Seagal's products are not marketed for general consumer group. This is not commercial stuff.Now, the movie is pretty enjoyable. As always, you get ethical ideas and things to think about. I was inspired by this one just like by everything that Steven Seagal does. Here, his character is a deep undercover operator classified as freelance foreigner in the intelligence database. He does services to the terrorist group whilst doing his own job.The message is personal ethics in the ground where law does not matter.I put 8 and consider this a pretty decent Seagal's piece. Apparently, not the best one but not a bad one at all, either. You will surely enjoy it if you are his fan like myself.