United States, Germany · 2002
Rated PG-13 · 1h 38m
Director Don Michael Paul
Starring Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples
Genre Crime, Action, Thriller
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This movie tells the story of a man who goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
After several scenes of this tacky nonsense, you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of Jerry Bruckheimer productions, especially because Half Past Dead is like "The Rock" on a Wal-Mart budget. And the marked-down price tags are incredibly visible.
Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
Stupid. Illogical. Simplistic. Pandering. And those are its good points.
The most exhilarating fight by far is an acrobatic wall climber between Ja Rule and Nia Peeples, choreographed by Hong Kong's Xin Xin Xong (The Musketeer) who, in terms of thrills per minute, is the movie's real star.
Half Past Dead would’ve been a bad film without Seagal anyways, but he fails long before any of the other parts do.
Dismal.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Sleek, pointless action picture.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
What we get, while rarely boring, is a succession of senseless scenes bathed in formula-thriller blue light, full of blazing Uzis, exploding helicopters and sentimental male bonding.
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
About as weak a movie as can be made without actively trying.
So audaciously bad it's good, which is about as close to quality as Seagal is likely to get these days.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker
Call this one "Die Hard" on Alcatraz, and this time the "cuckoo crazy" maverick has got the homeboys on his side.
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