I've voted 5/10 for this film but only because I turned off after 34mins, which I've had to do for a couple of his movies.The filming was very good which makes a change for some of his recent films, many are filmed dark and poorly lit this could be lack of budget or the eastern European styling. However I thought Id missed the point of this film because some characters were speaking Japanese to English speakers and English to Japanaese - there were no subtitles and I hate them anyway, I only use them when Im watching a film in another language altogether or there is too much background noise, this meant I missed half of what was being said, its a bit like listening to half a phone conversation.I really wanted to see this film as some of the songs from the crystal cave came from this, however I decided I could live without watching it through, I was slightly concerned about Steven again being portrayed with a young girl as his lover, surely its more believable to have a relationship with an older woman, or would that just not suit his image? Oh hmmmm maybe tomorrows offering will be better, but Im not holding my breath of course

Action fans no doubt know of Steven Seagal as the ultimate 90s action star who blended bone-crunching martial arts with more conventional use of weaponry & street smarts. In the last 10 years, his star had fallen to the point that he fell out of favor in Hollywood and could only make movies on the very cheap, direct to video labels. He successfully makes a long-awaited and overdue comeback with the release of "Into the Sun". He is essentially back "in his element" fighting the bad guys while appearing invincible. Semi-autobiographical, (Seagal lived for a time in Japan) he successfully blends traditional Japanese sword fighting with his known Aikido skills. "Into the Sun" features a well-written story of Seagal's fight to bring down a young upstart in the Japanese Yakuza mob family. The film goes along at a crisp pace with great music, fight choreography, and brilliant cinematography, successfully put to maximum effect without appearing over the top. This author would dare say that this comeback movie was better than all those big-budget efforts earlier in his career. It definitely hits the mark of the kind of Seagal movie worth watching multiple times. Give it a look and see if you don't agree.

You can think what you want about Steven Seagal, but you definitely can't ignore him. He's not just a movie actor, he's an entire genre all by himself. Within that genre, "Into The Sun" isn't the worst. Not the best either, but worth watching all the way through. Seagal's a bit too out of shape to really match up to what he did in the early 90s, but at least it seems like he's actually trying this time around. He's probably still using stunt doubles, but he sure as hell does it more cleverly this time around. Generally the action scenes just look right, the visual style to this is excellent. I especially enjoyed the grand finale, which focuses on some really well-choreographed sword fights. There are some downsides too, but they are the same downsides pretty much every Seagal flick has. Why do people keep putting Seagal in love subplots? It's embarrassing to watch every time. Also there's the usual spiritual stuff that was only amusing once. This really isn't that bad, but yet again it brings absolutely nothing new.

My wife turned me on to Steven Seagal with Hard to Kill. I have since enjoyed Exit Wounds, Under Siege, Marked for Death, and others including The Glimmer Man.Lately he has been turning out 2 or 3 a year and he seems to be losing that punch in his earlier movies. That is evident in this film where he is involved in one minor scrape with some local punks in the first half. The rest of the time he is traveling and talking, and talking and traveling.Only after his fiancée (Kanako Yamaguchi) is killed does he swing into action with his magnificent swordplay. But, it's not enough action to keep you interested.