Great Film: Fire Down Below
Seagal is simply an authority figure with a heart of purest gold...
Steven Seagal is one of those actors with a totally winning
personality… He is simply an authority figure, a killing machine with a
heart of purest gold… I can't help it; I like the guy.
In 'Fire Down Below,' he is an outsider posing as a church sponsored
carpenter while he works for the Environmental Protection Agency to
stop a greedy coal baron from dumping extremely large quantities of
toxic wastes in abandoned coal mines… Those dangerous chemicals could
destroy the drinking water for thousands of miles and kill a bunch of
people around the hills… Seagal gallantly promised not to leave the
small town until the poison from the air, the streams and the earth is
taken out…
Many thugs (with snakes, sticks, guns, and big trucks) are hired by the
uncaring mining magnate to get rid of our action hero but Seagal
remains virtually untouched…
'Fire Down Below' highlights new environmental message but fails to
come up with the expectations… First, Seagal's amorous interest with
the sad country woman seems artificial, used in the film to grant the
'new visitor' easy access to statements he might need… Second, the
motion picture lacks the best villain whose prowess could equals
Seagal's... Steven's character never really faces much of a challenge…
In fact, the fight scenes are too short and extremely fast and easy…
If you are a fan of country music and you want to see Seagal playing
guitar and singing, and you like to explore sweeping vistas with
glorious sunsets, don't miss this movie!
Cast
- Phil Pratt played by Richard Masur
- Orin Hanner Sr. played by Kris Kristofferson
- Jack Taggart played by Steven Seagal
- Sarah Kellogg played by Marg Helgenberger
- Earl Kellogg played by Stephen Lang
- Orin Hanner Jr. played by Brad Hunt
- Cotton Harry played by Harry Dean Stanton
