Detroit cop Orin Byrd (Steven Seagal) plays by his own rules. He knows what's right and what's wrong, and like Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan, he doesn't mind leaving a little destruction in his wake as long as he gets the job done. But after saving the vice president from a militia group in a high-tech bridge battle that features the requisite car explosions and plenty of fancy weaponry, he gets busted down to a low-rent neighborhood where he is soon playing crossing guard. But he has a nose for trouble, so when he begins to suspect that some of the cops in his department are getting down and dirty with drug kingpin Latrell Walker (DMX), he is ready to take action--even if he has to go it alone, against the orders of his commander (Jill Hennessy).
Cinematographer-turned-director Andrzej Bartkowiak (ROMEO MUST DIE) shows off his keen eye in EXIT WOUNDS as Seagal and DMX battle it out on the Detroit streets. The pounding hip-hop soundtrack (featuring a number of contributions from DMX and Drag-On, who also appears in the film) and fabulous stunts, keep the excitement moving at a fast pace as the corruption--and the body count--continues to mount. But Anthony Anderson, playing Walker's right-hand man, T.K., nearly walks away with the film, supplying comic relief even through much of the closing credits.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Letterbox - 2.35
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Music Video: DMX - "Ain't No Sunshine"
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Making Of: THE MAKING OF EXIT WOUNDS
Interactive Features:
Hidden Features
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies: Cast & Crew
Stars
Steven Seagal: Actor, EXIT WOUNDS (2001), ABOVE THE LAW
DMX: Rapper/Actor
Isaiah Washington: Actor
Tom Arnold: Star, ROSEANNE (1988)
Jill Hennessy: Canadian Actress, ROBOCOP 3
Anthony Anderson: Actor, LIBERTY HEIGHTS/THE DEPARTED
Eva Mendes: Cuban American actress, HITCH
Michael Jai White: Star, UNDISPUTED II: LAST MAN STANDING (2005)
Director
Andrzej Bartkowiak: Director Of Photography, SPECIES (1995)
Producer
Joel Silver: American Producer
Dan Cracchiolo:
Screenwriter
Ed Horowitz: Screenwriter, EXIT WOUNDS (2001)
Richard D'Ovidio: Screenwriter, EXIT WOUNDS (2001)
Source Writer
John Westermann: Author, EXIT WOUNDS (2001)
Executive Producer
Bruce Berman: executive producer
Review 1:
"...[DMX gives] a commendable performance..."
Source: Total Film
p.97 06/01/2001
Review 2:
"...[Bartkowiak] keeps the action mean and fast....Efficient hot-wire entertainment..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.47 03/30/2001
Review 3:
"...[DMX] excels here....[Washington] brings warmth to his role....[Anderson is] a marvelous physical performer..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.44-5 06/01/2001