“Kill Switch” is another serial killer thriller like “The Bone Collector” and “Manhunter”. It’s a rather generic and forgettable flick but it does feature possibly the worst editing I’ve ever seen during its action sequences. It’s monumentally bad and I sincerely hope that the editors never found any work again.

Haunted since childhood by the murder of his brother, Jacob King (Steven Seagal “Hard To Kill”, “On Deadly Ground”) is a tough cop in pursuit of a sadistic serial killer that leaves zodiac symbols at the scenes of his crimes. Meanwhile, another serial killer avoids jail and now wants revenge on King for taking him down.

Seagal appears to be dubbed in several scenes (something that happens in several of his movies). It’s always really jarring because they never find somebody that manages to sound remotely like him. It’s also blatantly obvious that Seagal didn’t do most of the fighting in this movie. I don’t think I’ve seen a film with a more noticeable use of stunt doubles. The serial killers are rather lame and they certainly are not as memorable as Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter. Isaac Hayes (“Escape From New York”) has a small role but doesn’t get to do anything even vaguely exciting.

The action sequences in this movie are horrendous. The cuts are so fast and many shots are recycled. There’s one particular shot of Seagal used several times during a fight scene in a bar that it almost felt like it was something from the spoof film “Kung Pow: Enter The Fist”. Aside from the shockingly awful editing, this is a real underwhelming thriller. I just did not care about what was going on. I don’t think it’s one of Seagal’s worst movies but it’s not good by any means. If you are a film editor and you want to see a guide on how not to edit films then give “Kill Switch” a watch.