Notable for being Steven Seagal's film debut and one of his better Warner Bros era movies. Seagal, the quintessentially indestructible 90's action hero, and producer/director Andrew Davis would of course go in to develop Under Siege in a few years time.
In Above the Law, Seagal plays Nico Toscani, a tough Chicago cop who has some pretty cool martial arts moves and, consequently, lots of opportunities to deploy them. After a prelude taking place in during the latter stages of the Vietnam War, the action - gun fights, car chases and plenty of fight scenes - shifts to the Windy City, where Nico and partner Delores 'Jax' Jackson (Pam Grier) are on the hunt for some bad guys who happen to have access to military explosives, which ties neatly back into the Vietnam prelude. There are plenty of cheesy action movie lines, the usual few minutes of adversity for Nico, and a very satisfying ending.
In Above the Law, Seagal plays Nico Toscani, a tough Chicago cop who has some pretty cool martial arts moves and, consequently, lots of opportunities to deploy them. After a prelude taking place in during the latter stages of the Vietnam War, the action - gun fights, car chases and plenty of fight scenes - shifts to the Windy City, where Nico and partner Delores 'Jax' Jackson (Pam Grier) are on the hunt for some bad guys who happen to have access to military explosives, which ties neatly back into the Vietnam prelude. There are plenty of cheesy action movie lines, the usual few minutes of adversity for Nico, and a very satisfying ending.