Code of Honor. Code of Honor is a cliche-ridden mess that offers neither satisfying action nor a compelling story, proving that star Steven Seagal has certainly seen better days. Alas, the end of Code of Honor accomplishes exactly the opposite, reaffirming viewers’ sinking feeling that the film they’re watching really has no clue what the hell it’s doing. The work of Arnold Schwarzenegger perhaps best exemplifies this particular style of filmmaking, but other stars like Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal played in that very same sandbox and became international stars as a result.Today’s most popular action films have embraced a very different approach, wherein the heroes are far more fallible and human and the violence is more grounded and visceral. When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack. Darius is accused of being a terrorist on national TV. He’s the star of the football team, dates the most popular girl at school, and can’t wait to go to West Point like his big brother, Darius. But taking this controversial step towards a more subversive kind of warfare eventually puts him at odds with Lord Shimura.The Shogun orders Lord Shimura to kill Jin as a form of punishment for breaking the samurai code. By Jin was raised to live and breathe the samurai code of honor, which requires that he proudly and publicly challenge his enemies to combat. Think the Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with the aforementioned old-school action probably already sees shades of resemblance between Regardless of its storytelling prowess (or lack thereof), fans of Seagal who are checking the film out might simply be doing so as a pure guilty-pleasure action thrill ride. After they sit down to write poetry together for the last time, they draw their swords and the final battle of Jin eventually bests his uncle in combat and is given two choices: Whether or not Jin kills Lord Shimura, he will remain a wanted man due to the Shogun’s execution order, but he’ll remain a hero to the people he saved by defeating Khotun Khan, a hero remember as the Ghost of Tsushima. These three actors are serviceable (at best) in their underwritten parts, but the horrific acting of everyone around them and a script with such ham-handed expository dialogue that the film’s poster should be slapped with a “non-kosher” warning do them no favors whatsoever.Code of Honor is a cliche-ridden mess that offers neither satisfying action nor a compelling story, proving that star Steven Seagal has certainly seen better days. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politicians with extreme prejudice until his mission is complete. You won't see the last moments of Sucker Punch's samurai epic coming.From the outset, warlord Khotun Khan feels like the endgame goal for Jin, but the samurai also undergoes an ongoing internal struggle throughout But when Khotun Khan invades Tsushima with an overwhelming force and captures Jin’s uncle Lord Shimura, it quickly becomes clear that defeating the Mongols honorably isn’t an option. Accepted. And then everything implodes. This leads Jin down the path of “The Ghost.” Similar to a ninja, Jin learns to deceive, assassinate, and poison the Mongols to eventually rescue his uncle and gain an upper hand against Khotun Khan. Kamran Smith has it all. The deceitful and murderous things Jin has done throughout the game may have won them the war, but it went against the samurai code of honor. The typical action heroes were muscle-bound, seemingly invincible and known for their ability to dispatch one-dimensional villains with an endless supply of cheesy one-liners. Where do his loyalties lie? Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. Although Kamran’s mother is from Iran, Kamran has always felt 100% American. 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With Steven Seagal, Craig Sheffer, James Russo, Louis Mandylor.