Steven Seagal (“Marked For Death”, “Half Past Dead”) stars in “Driven To Kill”, a very generic revenge thriller. It’s like “Death Wish”, 2004’s “The Punisher” and a ton of other films. It’s not Seagal at his worst but it’s going to be hard to remember much about this movie once it’s over.

Ruslan Drachev (Seagal) is a crime novelist that used to be part of the Russian mafia. His ex-wife has remarried and his daughter (Laura Mennell “Watchmen”) is going to marry the son of a prominent Russian mobster. On their wedding day, Ruslan’s ex-wife is murdered and his daughter is left in a critical condition. Now, he must find the men responsible and make them pay for what they have done.

Seagal looks disinterested as he embarks on his quest for revenge. He’s not remotely convincing as a crime novelist. His fighting skills are underwhelming as usual. The villains in this movie are so forgettable. There are several Eastern European men in tracksuits for Seagal to pummel. At one point, Seagal even beats up somebody who isn’t even a real bad guy. There’s a somewhat unhelpful pawnshop owner that gets subjected to Seagal’s wrath. The other characters in this movie are mediocre.

“Driven To Kill” just felt so similar to every other revenge movie out there. Sure, it has a Russian vibe to it with lots of swearing in Russian and stereotypical Russian music playing throughout but I’ve seen a ton of other action films with Russian mobsters. If you are a big fan of Seagal then this is another average Seagal flick to check out. Otherwise, I imagine you will find this to be an underwhelming picture. If you want a good revenge movie with Eastern European gangsters then I think you will agree that “John Wick” is far better.