It doesn't work if the bad guys kill his mother's uncle's friend's neighbor's pet dog. You've got to make the stakes high.
Source: Explaining why the hero's woman must get shot.
-- Steven Seagal, (Apr 10 1951-____), US actor, author; Hies black belt in martial arts in judo, kendo, & aikido is demonstrated in the films Above the Law, and Hard to Kill.