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.
Acting
Seagal's Russian accent defies linguistics and physics.
Practical Effects
Fight choreography slower than DMV line.
Director
Jeff F. King
Steven Seagal
Ruslan Drachev
Dmitry Chepovetsky
Stephan
Igor Jijikine
Mikhail
Robert Wisden
Terry
Inna Korobkina
Catherine Goldstein
Laura Mennell
Lanie Drachev
Zak Santiago
Detective Lavastic
Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Tanya
Aleks Paunovic
Tony Links
Ingrid Torrance
Detective Norden
Yasmine Vox
Exotic Dancer #3
Evgeniy Lazarev
Bartender
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seagal insisted on doing his own Russian accent coaching. The results speak for themselves.
This epitomizes the '2000s Seagal industrial complex'—films shot in Bulgaria, released straight to gas station DVD racks.
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