Beyond the Law

Wow, people are calling this an awesome movie. I guess you can make anything and some people are bound to like it. But Linda Fiorentino was watchable. Anyway, I have a simple method, most of the time if the film is fun it gets 10 stars, and if it's not it gets 1. In Beyond the Law we pretty much see Sheen walking through the movie...as the star...while everyone else around him acts. And this includes the action that he also just kind of walks his way through right until the end where he walks into a room and everyone claps because they can finally end the nightmare and move on to other things in their lives. I'm pretty sure Sheen read the script and thought "Paycheck."

See this movie 7 years ago, and I still loving' these... I don't remember another biker's movie (and I have seen a lot) with these story quality. Started follow the Sheen's career thanks to this film. Love Harley motorcycles, and all surround its world. Correctme if I'm wrong, the real Dan Saxon is the FBI agent who's kicking off(the fiction) Dan Saxon in the San Carlos ride... -Is he???? If not, -Big mistake !!! -Dont'you think? I don't know why, but when I feel sad, I see this movie, over and over again. I heard that Mr. Sheen had drugs troubles at the time of the making of this movie. This must to be why he interpreted Dan Saxon so real... That's right, this movie is about the one men fighting against himself. He wanted be like Blood, but he wasn't, instead, he was a law-servant. Best regards to everything who loves this movie. I wish to get the soundtrack album of the movie... and never founded it.

This was overlooked by most people, who dismissed it as just another action movie. However, I found it to be alot more. It's the story of a cop who infiltrates a biker gang and finds himself being seduced by the lifestyle and unsure of where his loyalties lay, while haunted by a childhood trauma and finding his life mirroring an old Indian tale. Sheen does a good job with his character- we really see in him a gentle man who finds himself going over the edge, but Sheen never goes over the top and is always convincing, and I found myself really caring about what happened to him. The biker gang is full of colorful characters (Michael Madsen and Leon Rippy are both especially good), and Linda Fiorentino is sexy, though underused as the woman Sheen falls in love with. But the most surprising thing about this movie is that though it has a number of violent confrontations, its plot ultimately is resolved not through a recycled action scene, but through genuine human drama.

I like Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Sin City, Reservoir Dogs), and he really is a crazy SOB in this film based on a true story about an ex-cop who goes undercover and almost loses it. Charlie Sheen ("Two and a Half Men") is more buff than I ever remember seeing him. Maybe it's that good life as a jingle writer that has taken the edge off. He is fighting demons from his childhood as he takes on the toughest job one could imagine. At least he gets the best looking girl in the film - Linda Fiorentino (Dogma, Unforgettable). The film could have done with a lot more action to be a real motorcycle flick, but it was tense and raw enough for a couple of hours entertainment.

Sheen easily should have been nominated for Best Actor for this movie. He sure was better than Pacino in that Scent of a Woman thing. This is one of my favorite movies of all time, but it is definitely a "guy" movie. It is gritty and action-packed, but not at all in the usual cheesy way. Sheen's character is totally believable (probably because it is based on a true story), and Michael Madsen is excellent and tough as usual. This is a MUST SEE!!

I also felt this was a great story and very underrated. At the time, it was an A- movie and never appeared in our local theaters. My first experience with it was on video. I've watched it several times since then, in various venues, and think it's some of Charlie Sheen's finest work. It is unfortunate that he did not win any awards for his work int his film. His real life character seems to parallel the life of the character in the story, which may be why he was able to do such a fine job with it. Another interesting note about this story, as we are told at the end (And this is not really a serious spoiler)is that the real Dan Saxon appears as an extra in the movie, and the whole story is true. More than 200 people were arrested as a result of this Officer's work. The real Dan Saxon lives in Northern California with the girl he fell in love with during the story.

Without a doubt one of the best movies ever transposed from a true story. The cast was awesome. The locations were right on, and the storyline and ending was extremely well played out. I can't remember the last time Charlie Sheen was in top form as he was in this film. The "bikers" were true to form and the law enforcement portrayals were even realistic. All I can say is hats off to the real Dan Saxon for even attempting such a feat as was portrayed in the film. He is a true credit to law enforcement and the war on drugs. Also hats off to the entire cast, crew, and extras that made this very awesome movie a success. I just bought the DVD and can't wait to watch it again.