The usual inappropriate message that violence needs to be fought with even more violence is present & although you know it's wrong you can't help but enjoy it in a satisfyingly macho sort of way as Seagal, the supposed hero, kills all the bad guy's in a variety of violent ways. It's a fairly standard Hollywood action film plot which doesn't hold many surprises although the twist ending was quite unexpected even if the makers wasted the opportunity to do something truly different in favour of having it as another excuse for Seagal to kill people. The script by co-producers Michael Grais & Mark Victor certainly won't win any prizes for originality, some ex cop/secret service agent/military soldier has to come out of retirement to avenge a family member/friend/injustice by killing everyone in sight. Little & comes from a time when Seagal films were actually entertaining. Originally shot under the title Screwface this early Steven Seagal action flick was directed by Dwight H. While in a pub a shoot-out between the Columbians & Jamaicans takes place & Hatcher steps in, he instantly becomes a target of the Jamaican dealers & not only do they make the mistake of shooting Hatcher's favourite bar up but they target his family & shoot his niece which makes Hatcher very, very angry. Hatcher also meets up with his old friend Max (Keith David), there is a big drug war taking place in Lincoln Heights as Columbian drug lord Tito Barco (Al Isreal) & Jamaican drug lord Screwface (Basil Wallace) fight for control. Hatcher retires & heads to the town of Lincoln heights in Chicago where he grew up & where is sister Kate (Bette Ford) & his niece Tracey (Danielle Harris) live. Note: The opinions shared in this review are solely my responsibility.Marked for Death starts as undercover DEA agent John Hatcher (producer Steven Seagal) decides he has had enough of his job after his partner Chico (Richard Delmonte) is murdered in a botched up drugs bust. I read them all and hope you will too for hours of old west action and excitement! Cullen McCabe is one of the most enjoyable characters in the Johnstone repertoire and readers will enjoy the previous books: Death & Texas, Dark is the Night and The Scavengers. When Cullen is back in his neck of the woods, he works on the cabin he’s building away from town where the quiet suits him best. Once again, the Johnstone’s have penned a very entertaining tale where a lone man, Cullen McCabe, goes on various assignments for the governor. But can he win a duel against one of the fastest gunmen known? He faces danger straight on and doesn’t flinch when a gun is pointed at him. Cullen makes friends with the townsfolks and enemies of a cattle rustling ranch called the Crooked T. He never goes looking for conflict, but it seems to find him no matter the lengths he takes to avoid it. What Cullen does brings gun smoke to the air and blood to the ground in defense of himself. That changes as Cullen starts to identify who the troublemakers are and decides it is time to meet the boss of these troublesome men. He is just looking the land over for friends is what people think. When he arrives in the area, he presents himself as a drifter with no plans to hang around. Now Cullen is being sent to help aid a small town called Reid’s Mill against some as yet unnamed trouble. He has exacted vengeance when his family was wiped out. McCabe has fought many a dangerous man and their gangs. All the town sees is Cullen getting a telegram from Austin, Texas, and then he rides out. Cullen is a special agent for the governor, but he doesn’t brag about it, in fact few people really know what Cullen does for a living. JohnstoneĬullen McCabe is a tall, lean man with raw courage and an uncanny ability to know when to leave any place he was sent to aid. Title: Marked For Death (Death & Texas #4)Īuthor: William W. Johnstone had lived for many years in Shreveport, Louisiana, yet died in Knoxville, TN, at the age of 65. He also authored two novels under the pseudonym William Mason. His main publication series were Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles and his own personal favorite novel was The Last of the Dog Team (1980). He wrote close to two hundred books in numerous genres, including suspense and horror. Johnstone started his writing career in 1970, but did not have any works published until 1979 ( The Devil's Kiss) and became a full-time writer in 1980. He later served in the Army and, upon returning to civilian life, worked in radio broadcasting for 16 years. He quit school when he was fifteen and worked in a carnival and as a deputy sheriff. His father was a minister and his mother a school teacher. William Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly of western, horror and survivalist novels.īorn and raised in southern Missouri, Johnstone was the youngest of four children.
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