Synopsis
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death
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Cast
- Steven SeagalMason Storm
- Kelly LeBrockAndy Stewart
- William SadlerSenator Vernon Trent
- Frederick CoffinLt. Kevin O'Malley
- Bonnie BurroughsFelicia Storm
- Andrew BlochCapt. Dan Hulland
- Branscombe RichmondMax Quentero
- Charles BoswellJack Axel
- Zachary RosencrantzSonny Storm
- Lou Beatty Jr.Carl Becker
- 70
The New York Times
Mr. Seagal is effective for both his novelty value and his ability to be both literally and figuratively disarming. And the film itself is a lively one for its genre, ambitious enough to do more than simply string fight scenes together. - 63
Washington Post
Director Bruce Malmuth keeps the pace taut, the shots tight. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
As it is, Hard to Kill has just enough going for it between the explosions and bone-crunching fight scenes to qualify as two hours of solid, high-decibel action entertainment. - 60
Variety
It ain’t pretty, but it gets the action fans off. - 40
Empire
One for fans only. - 40
Time Out
While Seagal is spraying bullets, breaking bones and throwing interchangeable bad guys through windows, this has a certain mindless appeal. But Malmuth's flaccid direction lacks the vicious muscularity and authentic edge of Seagal's previous feature. - 30
Los Angeles Times
There's nothing dopier than the crooks in one-against-a-hundred action movies -- except maybe the people who cook them up. [12 Feb 1990, p.F8] - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
This time the martial arts philosophy lesson rings hollow. [10 Feb 1990, p.C5]