Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death
Hard to Kill is a competent but formulaic late-80s/early-90s Steven Seagal vehicle that hits every expected beat: the cop-left-for-dead revenge setup, the coma recovery montage, the methodical payback. The plot is thoroughly by-the-numbers with no real surprises, and the acting is serviceable at best — Seagal's wooden delivery and Kelly LeBrock's limited role don't elevate the material. Cinematography is functional genre work with nothing distinctive visually. Novelty is low; this is essentially a checklist of revenge-thriller tropes with minimal distinguishing craft or voice. The ending earns a slight bump as the revenge payoff delivers satisfying catharsis for the target audience, with the climactic confrontation providing the B-action goods fans came for.