Under Siege

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Christian K A shameless Die Hard clone with an incredibly overqualified Tommy Lee with no character to work with acting circles around the rest of the cast. My first experience with Segal, and yea, he is an unintentional comedy machine. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Audience Member A harmless, enjoyable Die Hard doppelgänger elevated by a charismatic Steven Seagal and the villainous, scenery-chomping, double-headed dragon of Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Bruno S Esse filme é o ponto mais alto da carreira do Steven Seagal, que em sua filmografia tem um ou outro filme bom, alguns bem meia-boca (ou ruins), e para um cara que parece uma porta atuando, nesse filme ele realmente dá vida ao personagem que interpreta... Um excelente clássico de ação da década de 90! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/22/25 Full Review Brian H Very 90's action. About as good as Seagal got and Tommy Lee Jones makes the movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/25 Full Review Jacob B Let's get one thing clear: Under Siege, despite what its premise of "Die Hard on a ship" might suggest, is built more on suspense than it is on Steven Seagal kicking ass. It has action in it but the way Under Siege is structured is closer to The Hunt for Red October than it is to Die Hard. Though seeing how both films were directed by John McTiernan, maybe this film's director was operating under the mindset of imitation being the sincerest form of flattery. Once you understand that this isn't really a pure action film, Under Siege is actually enjoyable. The villains are both a ton of fun to watch, the dialogue is quotable and even funny and the film does a good job taking advantage of its confined setting. I will say though that Seagal himself was ultimately the weak link. Yeah, his acting's not great and there are signs of the issues that would plague his filmography later on as he became increasingly egocentric over the years but at least here, he looks like he could kick your ass and other characters do get to save him sometimes rather than playing the "One Man Army" trope agonisingly straight. I can see why people who like this film will argue that it has more to do with the people around Seagal rather than Seagal himself. Casey Ryback is no John McClane and I don't mean that as a compliment. Not the best "Die Hard in an X" film out there when movies like Speed exist but still well-crafted enough that you can understand why this is a rarity among Steven Seagal films: a critical darling. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Audience Member Classic 90's action and still very entertaining! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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