Exit Wounds

R

Released Mar 14, 2001

1 hr. 43 min.

Action

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33%

66 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

50,000+ Ratings

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Steven Seagal stars as maverick Detroit police detective Orin Boyd, whose take-no-prisoners approach to domestic terrorism gets him booted downtown to the city's toughest precinct. Multi-Platinum hip hop star DMX stars as the powerful and mysterious crime lord Latrell Walker, whose dicey connections and seemingly unlimited cash make him everyone's target. Together the two men take on a conspiracy that reaches all the way through the ranks to the heart of the precinct.

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Critics Consensus

It probably goes without saying that Exit Wounds is loaded with plotholes and bad dialogue. Critics also note that Seagal has aged rather badly.

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William D

This is an okay film I would recommend watching it once but never again.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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Great movie. If you like Dirty Harry movies this should be right up your alley because it follows the script to a tee. Replace Clint Eastwood with Steven Segal. Replace the 45 magnum with Akido and you have the makings of a wild, action packed cop thriller. With stars like the late DMX, Bill Duke, Michael Jai White, Anthony Anderson, Tom Arnold, Eva Mandes and others, the movie continuously picks up steam until the final no holds barred conclusion. It's not Shakespeare and that'a a good thing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

This is a great seagel film...DMX plays a great character

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Overly explosive………..

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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kevin c

Steven Seagal plays a Detroit cop whose lone wolf heroics have him busted down to a rough precinct where he starts to uncover a possible police corruption within his new digs. This was one of the last pretty good Seagal movies before they all went straight to video. Good action and just a pretty fun flick. Good cast including DMX, Anthony Anderson and Tom Arnold.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Detroit Police Department's detective Orin Boyd (Steven Seagal) is a cop in Detroit's 21st precinct, who saves the Vice President of the United States (Christopher Lawford) from a right-wing Michigan militant group trying to kill him. As Boyd saved the Vice President's life via disobeying orders and killing all the militants, captain Frank Daniels (Bruce McGill) transfers Boyd to the 15th precinct — Detroit's worst precinct. Boyd's new captain, former internal affairs officer Annette Mulcahy (Jill Hennessy), knows of his reputation, and she tells him that she will not tolerate it. Annette sends Boyd to an anger management class where he meets Henry Wayne (Tom Arnold), the high-strung host of a local talk show called Detroit AM. Boyd comes across local drug dealer Latrell Walker (Earl "DMX" Simmons) and his fast-talking sidekick T.K. Johnson (Anthony Anderson) doing a shady deal with a man named Matt Montini (David Vadim). After a brief fight, Boyd discovers that Montini has been working undercover trying to nail Walker and Boyd ruined the sting, and that does not sit well with Montini's musclebound partner Useldinger (Matthew G. Taylor). Sergeant Lewis Strutt (Michael Jai White) steps in to cool things down when Boyd gets in a fight with Useldinger. After Boyd stumbles upon the theft of $5,000,000 worth of heroin from evidence storage, Boyd and new partner George Clark (Isaiah Washington) begin focusing their efforts on Walker and T.K. Intrigued by what little they have on Walker, they investigate why he has been visiting Shaun Rollins (Mel Jason "Drag-On" Smalls). Henry discovers is that Walker is not a drug dealer. Walker is a computer expert and billionaire whose real name is Leon Rollins — he is Shaun Rollins' brother. Boyd confronts Leon, who explains that a group of corrupt cops needed a fall guy for a deal gone bad and pinned it on Shaun. It is further revealed that Strutt is the leader of the group, which also includes Montini and Useldinger. Leon and his friend Trish (Eva Mendes) have been videotaping the activities of Strutt's gang, hoping that it might help prove Shaun's innocence and get him out of jail... Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus states: "It probably goes without saying that Exit Wounds is loaded with plotholes and bad dialogue." Lawrence Van Gelder of the New York Times gave the film 3 out of 5 and wrote: "For those in search of action-filled escapist entertainment who are willing to jettison expectations of credibility into the nearest popcorn tub, Exit Wounds ... will do to pass time on an inclement day." Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman wrote: "In its low grade way, this blithely brutal cops and drugs thriller is an efficient hot wire entertainment." Gleiberman singled out Jill Hennessy for praise saying she "takes the minor character of Seagal's precinct commander and invests her with an intelligence and a flirty warm panache that sparkles on screen." Todd McCarthy of Variety magazine gave the film a negative review, particularly Seagal's performance saying he "makes one wonder how he ever managed to be regarded as anything resembling a movie star." McCarthy complained that the action scenes were "routine and unimaginative" lacking the flair director Bartkowiak had shown in Romeo Must Die. McCarthy was also critical of unconvincing use of easily recognizable Toronto locations as a stand in for Detroit. Jonathan Foreman of the New York Post suggests that Barkowiak was trying to make a John Woo movie but simply did not have the skills. Foreman called the screenplay "embarrassingly clunky and inane". He concludes "It's hard to know which is more offensive, "Exit Wounds'" ineptitude or its disgusting, cynical brutality. But the people responsible for it are crass and shameless." "Exit Wounds" is one of Steven Seagal´s better films to my mind. The story is totally ok with some twists and I do like that the story jokes with Seagal´s macho persona. Great angle. Seagal is ok as Orin Boyd, we get some nice action sequences, a bit of humour and you can see that there´s been money put into this production via producer Joel Silver. Trivia: Steven Seagal's last film to have a wide theatrical release. "Exit Wounds" debuted at number one at the box office, grossing $19 million at North American theaters from Friday through Sunday. It was considered a surprise hit movie, as it grossed over $50 million in America and almost $30 million throughout the rest of the world. It was hailed as Seagal's big "comeback".

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Andrzej Bartkowiak

Director

Steven Seagal

Orin Boyd

DMX

Latrell Walker

Isaiah Washington

George

Anthony Anderson

T.K.

Michael Jai White

Strutt

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Nell Minow

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Very violent honest-cop corruption story.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 24, 2010

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USA Today

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 30, 2003

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Don Irvine

Globe and Mail

Seagal -- who turns 50 in a few weeks -- has been inactive for the past few years, and it shows.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 19, 2002

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Patrick Bromley

F This Movie!

This might be the last time a Steven Seagal movie felt like a real movie.

Apr 23, 2020

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Hollywood.com

Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Jordan Hiller

Bangitout.com

Orin Boyd is a cop who "doesn't obey the rules" and although his boss considers him to be "one of the best", he must be transferred to one of the roughest precincts in town.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 27, 2006

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Synopsis

Steven Seagal stars as maverick Detroit police detective Orin Boyd, whose take-no-prisoners approach to domestic terrorism gets him booted downtown to the city's toughest precinct. Multi-Platinum hip hop star DMX stars as the powerful and mysterious crime lord Latrell Walker, whose dicey connections and seemingly unlimited cash make him everyone's target. Together the two men take on a conspiracy that reaches all the way through the ranks to the heart of the precinct.

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Executive Producer: Bruce Berman
Screenwriter: John Westermann, Ed Horowitz, Richard D'Ovidio
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Silver Pictures, Village Roadshow Entertainment, NPV Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Some Nudity|Strong Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.8M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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