Steven Seagal (“Under Siege”, “Half Past Dead”) stars in this environmentalist action picture. It’s a ridiculous film with cheesy fight scenes and terrible acting but you find yourself getting some mild enjoyment from it.

In “Fire Down Below”, Seagal plays Environmental Protection Agent Jack Taggart as he’s sent to Kentucky to investigate toxic waste dumping. Undercover, he spends his time mending roofs and porches but when he asks a question too many, he finds himself up against a slick businessman (Kris Kristofferson “Blade”). It isn’t long before Taggart is punching and kicking his way to serve justice to those damaging nature’s beauty.

Seagal delivers his usual emotionless performance but his character is hilariously bad. Jack Taggart might be the worst Environmental Protection Agent ever as he puts a gun inside a local law enforcer’s mouth when one tries to arrest him rather than simply explain that’s he’s an undercover agent and then when he finally finds barrels full of toxic waste that are polluting the local area, he shoots one with a shotgun and the waste sprays all over. Marg Helgenberger (“Species”) plays the love interest and she’d be okay if it weren’t for the needless abusive backstory that distracts from the rest of the film. Kristofferson doesn’t really do a great deal as the villain.

“Fire Down Below” features a few somewhat entertaining fistfights, shootouts and car chases but the film feels very slow for the most part. The bad acting and even worse script make the film mildly amusing. The film is a pretty generic action film for the most part and I didn’t care for Seagal’s preachy environmental messages. Overall, I think Seagal fans will love this one but I think most people will want to give this film a miss. If you haven’t seen a Seagal film yet, I’d go with “Above The Law” instead of this.