not mind that this is a lousy, low-grade example of the Steven Seagal action ì
genre. Director Andrzej Bartkowiak and producer Joel Silver repeat their ì
grungy ROMEO MUST DIE-set pieces (all by the numbers, and energetically so ì
only at the end), but this time they're careful not to make the mistake of ì
killing off theyr youth-audience draw, the rapper DMX. Seagal is back! But ì
where's his ponytail ?" (New York Press, April 25, 2001)