History YMMV / OnDeadlyGround

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Liles. At worst, she (1) works as the BigBad's secretary and (2) has a bit of an ego. Yet the movie's logic = her deserving probably the most CruelAndUnusualDeath here.
** To be fair she is possibly involved in her bosses actions (she's the one who tells him that the EPA has been receiving tips about him) but her fate still can feel excessive.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Forrest can be quite hard to root for. Not only does he teeter on the MoralEventHorizon, but he also invokes ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption before even attempting to use his quite-damning evidence to take down the BigBad's company the lawful way.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Liles. At worst, she (1) works as the BigBad's secretary and (2) has a bit of an ego. And yet the movie's logic = her deserving probably the most CruelAndUnusualDeath here.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Liles. At worst, she (1) works as the BigBad's secretary and (2) has a bit of an ego. And yet the movie's logic = her deserving probably the most-CruelAndUnusualDeath here.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Forrest can be quite hard to root for. Not only does he teeter on the MoralEventHorizon (see above), but he also invokes ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption before even attempting to use his quite-damning evidence to take down the BigBad's company the lawful way.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: One of the many reasons behind why the film was verbally eviscerated by both critics and audiences alike, stems from the movie being a hybrid of action mixed in with an ''extremely'' {{Anvilicious}} GreenAesop. Action fans, (and really, most audiences in general) are likely to be turned off by how heavy handed the environmentalist message is, and environmentalists themselves will most likely be put off by the [[{{Gorn}} gratuitous]] levels of violence. Is it any wonder the movie bombed?

* DesignatedHero: '''Forrest Taft''' so very much so. All throughout the film, he comes off as a complete psychopath. What Jennings is trying to do is wrong, but Forrest commits [[EcoTerrorist eco-terrorism]] on a grand scale, murdering several people in the facility, including people who are unarmed and unable to defend themselves. When told they have enough evidence to go to the police and stop the oil rig from beginning operation legally, Forrest blows off this option and simply blows the rig up. Which, when you think about it, would ''also'' have some pretty devastating effects on the environment Forrest was sworn to protect.

** For viewers who resent Forrest due to his dickish DesignatedHero tendencies, the wonderful sight of him being viciously mauled by a pack of sled dogs (one of whom actually appears to bite him in the ''[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments nuts]]'') is very, ''very'' cathartic to say the least.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: One of the many reasons behind why the film was verbally eviscerated by both critics and audiences alike, stems from the movie being a hybrid of action mixed in with an ''extremely'' {{Anvilicious}} GreenAesop. Action fans (and really most audiences in general) are likely to be turned off by how heavy handed the environmentalist message is and environmentalists themselves will most likely be put off by the [[{{Gorn}} gratuitous]] levels of violence. Is it any wonder the movie bombed?

** Aside from a Knighted British legend, they got Creator/RLeeErmey in this film. R. Lee Ermey! Ermey's death in this film involves him basically walking up behind Seagal's character and allowing Seagal to get within arms reach of his shotgun...yeah, they must have paid him a lot to put up with that. Worse, they reportedly didn't let him ad-lib, which is why several of his lines sound completely nonsensical, to the point of self-parody.
** Meanwhile, they brought in John C. [=McGinley=] pre-''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' to play...a psychotic torture expert? Although this last one is probably the most YMMV of the whole lot; to some, he's the best thing in this movie and genuinely creepy.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: One of the many reasons behind why the film was verbally eviscerated by both critics and audiences alike, stems from the movie being a hybrid of action mixed in with an ''extremely'' {{Anvilicious}} GreenAesop. Action fans (and really most audiences in general) are likely to be turned off by how heavy handed the environmentalist message is and environmentalist will most likely be put off by the [[{{Gorn}} gratuitous]] levels of violence. Is it any wonder the movie bombed?

* DesignatedHero: '''Forrest Taft''' so very much so. All throughout the film he comes off as a complete psychopath. What Jennings is trying to do is wrong, but Forrest commits [[EcoTerrorist eco-terrorism]] on a grand scale, murdering several people in the facility, including people who are unarmed and unable to defend themselves. When told they have enough evidence to go to the police and stop the oil rig from beginning operation legally, Forrest blows off this option and simply blows the rig up. Which, when you think about it, would ''also'' have some pretty devastating effects on the environment Forrest was sworn to protect.

* DesignatedHero: '''Forrest Taft''' so very much so. All throughout the film he comes off as a complete psychopath. What Jennings is trying to do is wrong, but Forrest commits eco-terrorism on a grand scale, murdering several people in the facility, including people who are unarmed and unable to defend themselves. When told they have enough evidence to go to the police and stop the oil rig from beginning operation legally, Forrest blows off this option and simply blows the rig up. Which, when you think about it, would ''also'' have some pretty devastating effects on the environment Forrest was sworn to protect.

** For viewers who resent Forrest due to his dickish DesignatedHero tendencies, the wonderful sight of him being viciously mauled by a pack of sled dogs (one of whom actually appears to bite him in the ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny nuts]]'') is very, ''very'' cathartic to say the least.

* AwesomeMusic: If there's one thing Creator/StevenSeagal did right during production, it was hiring Basil Poledouris to score the movie (and the Seagal/Nasso Productions logo at the end). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0heez-7wlE Here's a suite.]]

* VanityProject: Obviously. The CharacterShilling, the AuthorFilibuster at the end. Not to mention that Seagal's character is an [[DesignatedHero insufferable]] GodModeSue of the highest caliber, who wins all his fights easily.

** Creator/JoanChen dramatically telling TheDragon, "I will watch you die" in the most [[DullSurprise emotionless voice imaginable]].

* DesignatedHero: '''Forrest''' So very much so. All throughout the film he comes off as a complete psychopath. What Jennings is trying to do is wrong, but Forrest commits eco-terrorism on a grand scale, murdering several people in the facility, including people who are unarmed and unable to defend themselves. When told they have enough evidence to go to the police and stop the oil rig from beginning operation legally, Forrest blows off this option and simply blows the rig up. Which, when you think about it, would ''also'' have some pretty devastating effects on the environment Forrest was sworn to protect.

** Although it was likely unintentional, hearing Hughs call Forrest a "whore" is very amusing.

--->'''Stone:''' You could drop this guy off at the artic circle wearing a pair of bikini underwear without his toothbrush, and tomorrow afternoon he's gonna show up at your poolside with a million-dollar smile and a fistful of pesos.

* SoBadItsGood: This movie is ripe with moments of Steven Seagal making a total fool out of himself and other actors saying ridiculous dialogue, not to mention the how blatant the GreenAesop is and how the movie carelessly handles it.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The villain is so mean he can't even stand the smell of caribou to film one commercial.
** Also the movie's environmental message, which Creator/RogerEbert disparaged as "sanctimonious".

* AwesomeMusic: If there's one thing Creator/StevenSeagal did right during production, it was hiring Creator/BasilPoledouris to score the movie (and the Seagal/Nasso Productions logo at the end). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0heez-7wlE Here's a suite.]]

* BlackHoleSue: Forrest is an arguable example. No matter what happens, the crowd seems to always be on his side. An example of this is during the conference when Jennings lists Forrest as part of the sabotage conspirators, you can hear someone yell out "Bullshit," despite having no reason at all to do so! Also, Masu's perfectly reasonable idea to go to the press with Aegis's dealings instead of confronting Jennings is immediately shot down.

* BoringInvincibleHero: In true Seagal fashion, not a single character ever lays a finger on him at any time in the film. Which makes all the more sense when you remember that Seagal both directed and ''produced'' the movie.

*** In particular, Creator/RLeeErmey's mixed metaphor-laden praise of Forrest. Everything out of his mouth in this scene just comes across as CharacterShilling, and none of it makes the slightest bit of sense - particularly the pesos comment.

* WTHCastingAgency: Aside from a Knighted British legend, they got Creator/RLeeErmey in this film. R. Lee Ermey! Ermey's death in this film involves him basically walking up behind Seagal's character and allowing Seagal to get within arms reach of his shotgun...yeah, they must have paid him a lot to put up with that. Worse, they reportedly didn't let him ad-lib, which is why several of his lines sound completely nonsensical, to the point of self-parody.
-->''He's the kind of guy who would drink a gallon of gasoline just so he could piss in your campfire."

* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Dr. Cox]] is a torture expert.

** Meanwhile, they brought in JohnC. [=McGinley=] pre-''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' to play...a psychotic torture expert? Although this last one is probably the most YMMV of the whole lot; to some, he's the best thing in this movie and genuinely creepy.

** Joan Chen dramatically telling TheDragon, "I will watch you die" in the most [[DullSurprise emotionless voice imaginable]].

* ProtectionFromEditors: Probably because, for all intents and purposes, Seagal ''is'' the editor for this movie. He was the director and one of the producers.

* WTHCastingAgency: Aside from a Knighted British legend, they got R. Lee Ermey in this film. [[RLeeErmey R. Lee Ermey]]! Ermey's death in this film involves him basically walking up behind Seagal's character and allowing Seagal to get within arms reach of his shotgun...yeah, they must have paid him a lot to put up with that. Worse, they reportedly didn't let him ad-lib, which is why several of his lines sound completely nonsensical, to the point of self-parody.

** Meanwhile, they brought in Creator/JohnCMcGinley pre-''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' to play...a psychotic torture expert? Although this last one is probably the most YMMV of the whole lot; to some, he's the best thing in this movie and genuinely creepy.

* TakeThatScrappy: For viewers who resent Forrest due to his dickish DesignatedHero tendencies, the wonderful sight of him being viciously mauled by a pack of sled dogs (one of whom actually appears to bite him in the ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny nuts]]'') is very, ''very'' cathartic to say the least.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: One of the many reasons behind why the film was verbally eviscerated by both critics and audiences alike, stems from the movie being a hybrid of action mixed in with an ''extremely'' {{Anvilicious}} GreenAesop. Action fans (and really most audiences in general) are likely to be turned off by how heavy handed the environmentalist message is and environmentalist will most likely be put off by the [[{{Gorn gratuitous]] levels of violence. Is it any wonder the movie bombed?

* VanityProject: Obviously. The CharacterShilling, the AuthorFilibuster at the end. Not to mention that Seagal's character is essentially an [[DesignatedHero insufferable]] GodModeSue of the highest caliber, who wins all his fights easily, making this trope all the more obvious.

* VanityProject: Obviously.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Forrest comes off several times in the film as a psychopath. What Jennings is trying to do is wrong, but Forrest commits eco-terrorism on a grand scale, murdering several people in the facility, including people who are unarmed and unable to defend themselves. When told they have enough evidence to go to the police and stop the oil rig from beginning operation legally, Forrest blows off this option and simply blows the rig up. Which, when you think about it, would ''also'' have some pretty devastating effects on the environment Forrest was sworn to protect.

* DesignatedHero: '''Forrest''' So very much so. Just look at UnintentionallyUnsympathetic and BlackHoleSue for examples.