“Clementine” is an entertaining film from South Korea that mixes together drama, action and a little comedy. Steven Seagal (“Under Siege”, “Out For Justice”) was featured prominently in the movie’s marketing yet only appears briefly in the movie.

In “Clementine”, Taekwondo champion Kim (Jun Lee) abandons his fighting career to look after his young daughter SaRang (See-woo Eun). He becomes a tough cop to but after angering a group of mobsters, he is forced into becoming a fighter again if he wants his daughter to live. It all culminates in a rigged fight with cage fighting champion Jack Miller (Seagal) where Kim must lose the fight or lose his daughter.

Jun Lee is moderately entertaining as Kim. He shows he can fight during the action sequences. His language skills are not so great though during the scenes where he speaks English. See-woo Eun is good as SaRang, a little girl with a smart mouth. We only really get to see Steven Seagal near the end of this film. He speaks only a few lines but the fight scene is probably the best of his career as he battles with Jun Lee. Just don’t go into this expecting to see much of Seagal.

“Clementine” has received poor reviews but I imagine a lot of the criticism comes from people that were confused by the lack of Seagal. It’s undeniably misleading to have him feature prominently on the poster. The action sequences are entertaining but the movie also has some heart. Some of the more dramatic moments are surprisingly good. A lot of the comedy falls flat though. This is worth checking out if you like martial arts movies and want to see one with some good acting and an enjoyable storyline. If you are out to see every Seagal movie then you will also need to give this one a watch but you can probably get away with skipping to the end.