James Caan is an actor with talent, having done a number of fine performances in great and more films. The title and poster also intrigued. Have an appreciation for action and the idea for the story sounded interesting. Expectations were not high though, having not been impressed at all by the other Brian A. Miller films seen, the others being 'Reprisal', 'The Prince' and 'Vice', all with a well past prime Bruce Willis.

'The Outsider' is not a good film sadly and Caan deserved much better. Comparing the other Brian A. Miller-directed films seen, 'The Outsider' is the best of them while having similar, actually even the same, faults. It fails in the action stakes, faring very unfavourably in relation to other films seen in the genre, and while the same, or similar, premise has been very engagingly done on film 'The Outsider' manages to portray it with no thrills complete with dull pacing, lots of silliness and endless predictability. Not hating it with pleasure, it's my honest opinion and my negative feelings towards it are regrettable.

Will say that there are more visually amateurish films around, there are moments where there is slickness and style.

Best thing about 'The Outsider' is Caan, who has the grizzly intensity, steely command and professionalism that is not present in the rest of the cast.

However, Jason Patric completely lacks intensity and even charisma, very anaemic and Craig Fairbrass mumbles his way through his role, he looks the act with an imposing physique but the awkward and monotone acting is another story. Everybody else is bland and annoying.

Visually, the film does lack cohesion. The music is too loud, should have been used far less and some of the placement is inappropriate. Brian A. Miller directs like he was inexperienced to directing when in reality he wasn't, there is just no energy, momentum or finesse and the non-action oriented parts are handled so indifferently.

Dialogue from the very start to the rushed climax is riddled with clichés and cheese and what little there is of the story is very fatigued and has no surprises, fun or tension, is very pedestrian in pace and fails to make sense or have signs of maturity. Tension and suspense are non-existent. 'The Outsider' goes overboard on the ridiculousness and lack of plausibility and at other points it takes itself too seriously. The action is clumsily choreographed, sloppily edited and not exciting or suspenseful at all, as well as looking at least twenty years out of date and relying far too heavily on convenience. The characters are not compelling or easy to get behind. Do not expect every character in every film to be likeable when characters in numerous films purposefully aren't, but it is an issue if there are characters meant to be rootable and 'The Outsider' has that problem.

Concluding, weak but not a complete shambles. 3/10 Bethany Cox

The former British military Lex Walker (Craig Fairbrass) is presently working as a contractor in Afghanistan, when he is informed that his estranged daughter Samantha (Melissa Ordway) died in Los Angeles. He travels to London, but is informed that he needs to fly to LA to identify the body. When he arrives at the morgue, he finds that the corpse is not hers and decides to look for Samantha´s whereabouts. He discovers the last phone calls and places where Samantha was and meets her former boss Karl Schuuster (James Caan),who has a suspicious behavior. Lex proceeds his investigation, while is followed by Detective Klein (Jason Patric) that is assigned for the case, and by Schuuster's men that want to find Samantha. What happened to Samantha?

"The Outsider" is an absolutely underrated action film. The story is good, the characters are well-developed and the conclusion is highly entertaining. Fortunately I have not seen the IMDb User Rating before watching this movie; otherwise I would might have been misguided. Fans of action films will certainly enjoy "The Outsider". My vote is seven.

Title (Brazi): Perseguição Implacável" ("Relentless Pursue")

Lex Walker (Craig Fairbrass) is a British mercenary. When he is not killing, his second love is Jack Daniels followed by his semi-estranged daughter Samantha (Melissa Ordway). Lex must leave his job to fly to LA (the LA that looks like Baton Rouge where the film was shot) and identify the body of his daughter. Except it is not her!!! Craig Fairbrass stars in this film because Liam Neeson has already done one.

James Caan is in the film, so we know who plays the bad guy and how this ends. The only mystery is what is the daughter into (explained about an hour into the film) and how many people get killed/beat up in the process.

The DVD box description claims Lex works with a detective (Jason Patric) to find his daughter. That is a bit of a stretch, as the two never work side by side. He is instead helped by a bar waitress (Shannon Elizabeth) who he over tipped.

James Caan had to use some carefully orchestrated tough guys moves as it looks like he has been propped up aka "Weekend at Bernies." I had to laugh as he carefully punched some huge steroid freak and doubled him over.

The film is okay for those who need something to pass the time. Clearly formulaic and doesn't create intensity. A bit on the Seagal campy side.

Parental Guide: F-bombs. No sex or nudity.