Half Past Dead

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Half Past Dead

PG-13

Released Nov 15, 2002

1h 38m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Criminal mastermind Donny/49er One (Morris Chestnut) has set in motion a plan to infiltrate a high-tech prison in order to persuade a death row inmate to reveal the whereabouts of $200 million worth of gold. Undercover FBI agent Sascha (Steven Seagal) must stop him before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

Seagal is now too bulky to make a convincing action hero, and Half Past Dead is too silly and incoherent to deliver any visceral kicks.

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 1/4

Mar 10, 2007

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Philip French

Guardian

A sizeable amount of the budget for this lazy film must have been spent on ammunition.

Mar 7, 2007

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

The title of this dismal action flick refers to the Seagal character's having suffered a near-death experience, though he's returned from the other side with a remarkable lack of insight.

Jan 6, 2007

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

The tag line for Half Past Dead is "The good. The bad. And the deadly." They should have stuck with simply, "The Bad."

Rated: 2/5

Jan 10, 2016

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Low quality even for Seagal's standards.

Apr 12, 2014

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

I can't think of anything more cringe-inducing than Seagal saying, in a strained would-be ghetto accent, 'We aight.'

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 29, 2009

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Christopher J

if you like tons of action and guns blazing this is the movie for you

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/24

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John K

Ugh. Beginning of the end of Seagal's career.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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William D

One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Do not watch this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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ohakwe O

A movie you must see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Ian R

Don't know how this excremental film ever got made. I suppose the answer is that Seagal paid for it. Not a single redeeming feature in this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/23

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Audience Member

A rather routine if not trivial exercise. Half Past Dead acts as another action film no one will remember and for good reason. Un-inspired plot and dull characters do not create an intelligent or interesting film. Even if the soundtrack works most of the time and the production design look 'cool'. Half Past Dead is something I would only recommend to the few remaining Steven Seagal Fans.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Sascha Petrosevitch

Morris Chestnut

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Synopsis

Criminal mastermind Donny/49er One (Morris Chestnut) has set in motion a plan to infiltrate a high-tech prison in order to persuade a death row inmate to reveal the whereabouts of $200 million worth of gold. Undercover FBI agent Sascha (Steven Seagal) must stop him before it's too late.

Director: Don Michael Paul
Producer: Andrew Stevens, Elie Samaha, Brandon K. Hogan, Steven Seagal
Screenwriter: Don Michael Paul
Distributor: Screen Gems
Production Co: Franchise Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Pervasive Action Violence|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.4M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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