Movie review: The keeper

Some films inevitably lose their luster with time. Back then, crowds were anxiously queuing to watch them, but now the same viewers may not be that impressed, if they watch those films again. “The keeper” could be such a film. I mean, as we get older, it is sometimes hard to watch with equal anticipation the same action films that we eagerly watched in our youth. For example, right from the beginning and throughout the movie, Steve Seagal keeps whispering rather than talking, while the background music of the film is quite loud. This does not make sense to me, because you have to turn the volume up to listen to what Seagal says, and turn it down when music starts playing again. There are shooting scenes and other crime involved. Seagal always rises above the situation and finds a solution to any problem that comes his way. In this movie, his role emphasizes his long experience of fighting the bad guys. When there is an emergency that others can’t handle, Steve Seagal is there to prove his worth and give a solution, like Superman, but without the super-power. He hesitates a bit, but he finally accepts to protect the daughter of a former boss of his from the police force. He then becomes the girl’s “babysitter”. A key message that appears twice in the movie is that money can affect and change the behavior of people to the worse. Seagal is shot by his partner, when the latter is tempted by money. Finally, his former police boss won’t tell him the whole truth, and there is again money involved.