It has grown on me over the years but in comparison to all his films before it this was a total let down. My friend and I were all excited to see his new movie, made sure we were there on opening weekend. Came home completely disappointed. I remember telling people how bad it sucked, now I actually enjoy it. Funny how that happens.
shareI thought it was alright
shareIMO this film has gotten "better" with age. When it first came out Seagal was still taken plenty seriously as an action movie star whose career was just getting started, so that someone watching this could understandably be disappointed.
Nowadays, when he's been in far worse films and is near-universally regarded as a joke, no one watching On Deadly Ground will expect a masterpiece. They can instead derive enjoyment from Seagal's ego, the over-the-top villainy of the antagonists, silly "white savior protects mother earth by blowing up an oil rig" plot, and good ol' violence meted out against any mortal foolish enough to challenge Seagal's character.