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The Foreigner is a 2003 direct-to-video movie starring Steven Seagal. It has been rated R by the MPAA.

Plot Summary

The film centers around John Cold (Seagal), a freelance agent hired to deliver a package from France to a wealthy man in Germany. While what he is actually delivering is uncertain, it nevertheless attracts a lot of attention from people who are determined to avoid getting this package delivered. Before going to Germany, Cold stops in Warsaw for his father's funeral, and then it is on to Germany, where he discovers that he is delivering a "black box" flight recorder from an aircraft that had drowned, and its beneficiary, businessman Jerome Van Aken, has a deep interest in it. Upon his arrival in Germany, Cold learns he is being pursued by several secret agents, bounty hunters, and even Van Aken's wife, who are all seeking the package.

This film was Seagal's second direct-to-video release (the first being The Patriot
). It was originally intended to be released theatrically in the United States, but was changed to a DTV release when Seagal's last theatrical release, Half Past Dead
, performed poorly both financially and with audiences. It did, however, receive a release theatrically in South Korea, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

Criticism

The Foreigner is widely regarded by both Seagal fans and critics alike as the worst film he ever starred in. Many cite the simple fact that the plotline left them confused as to what was going on, and that many fight scenes do not have a clear end result. Other routine criticisms are its editing, and that Seagal does not fit the title of "action star" anymore. In addition, the Internet Movie Database has it listed in its "bottom 100" list of worst movies, as voted by users.

Effects

While it cannot be directly traced to The Foreigner, Steven Seagal's career has no doubt gone into something of an upward spiral following its release. He has reached out to a whole new generation of movie watchers.Every Seagal film produced since The Foreigner (which have gone directly to video in most major countries) is evident of his attempts to reach out to a new audience. Increasingly, many movie goers have prefered to rent films from a vendor such as Blockbuster Video or Netflix in the face of high theater prices.

Sequel

Despite garnering an almost unanimous negative response from viewers, a sequel to The Foreigner, titled Black Dawn, was released in 2005. Seagal's character John Cold is the only character who returns from the original.

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