Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

DeuceWild_77 "Under Siege" was the first big Seagal movie in terms of production values and higher budget after the 'four in a row' successes of "Nico - Above the Law" ('88); "Hard to Kill" & "Marked for Death" (both from '90) and "Out for Justice" ('91), reteaming the now established action star with the director Andrew Davis ("Code of Silence"; "Nico"; "The Package") in a screenplay penned by J. F. Lawton ("Pretty Woman" and the future writer / director of "The Hunted" starring Christopher Lambert) and produced by Seagal himself for Warner Bros., the Studio that was responsible for his screen debut 4 years before.It's noticeable that this movie was made based on the previous box office hit and critical praise of the first two "Die Hard" films with Seagal throwed in it, who was willing to enter mainstream to be equated to the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Willis, as a legit action star.The good thing is that Andrew Davis is a competent director in the action genre, the budget was there and the movie looks good either in the technical level and the artistic one, with nice wide shots of the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri in the open sea, the bad thing is, besides that, the movie lacks the thrilling factor, the suspense, the momentaneum and even the action / fight sequences are passable or staged a bit dull. There's no memorable fights like Seagal's first four films and the way he won the day against the terrorists it's far too easy and far fetched even for action movies standards (if we compare it with "Die Hard"...).The cast is probably the best in a Seagal film, with the two main villains played by Tommy Lee Jones, in a flamboyant performance that looks like the actor was having lots of fun performing it, and the forever baddie, Gary Busey, in "Lethal Weapon"'s Mr. Joshua mode, both upstaging the lead action star, plus a supporting cast of well known character actors such as the veteran Patrick O' Neal ("Alvarez Kelly"); Damian Chapa ("Street Fighter"), Raymond Cruz ("Training Day"), Bernie Casey ("Never Say Never Again"), Troy Evans ("Kuffs"), Nick Mancuso ("Rapid Fire"), George Cheung ("Rambo - First Blood - Part II"), Andy Romano, Colm Meaney ("Con Air"), Michael Des Barres (Murdoc from "MacGyver") and even Kane "Jason Voorhees" Hodder among lots of others."Baywatch" former star and Playboy Playmate, Erika Eleniak, was cast as the stripper blonde bimbo going gung ho to please Seagal's vanity desire of scoring with a beautiful young woman half his age, but their on-screen chemistry is less than zero and her character, besides being an eye candy for the viewer, is entirely pointless."Under Siege" was Oscar nominated for Sound and Sound Effects and that marked the zenith of Seagal's career and Seagal-a-side, its success was responsible for Andrew Davis helm the vastly superior "The Fugitive" 1 year later, which was nominated for several Oscars (including Best Picture) and earned Tommy Lee Jones the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.In short, as a 'warm-up' to "The Fugitive", "Under Siege" earned his place in the history of action films, but being Seagal's biggest film, doesn't translate for Seagal's best film, it was just a failed attempt to promote him to mainstream, because besides its box office success, 2 years later the pony-tail'd action star was helping Eskimos against the evil Oil Tycoon, Michael Caine, in the God awful "On Deadly Ground"...I give it 5 stars and 1 extra for the production values and Davis' assertive (but unfortunately not that creative) direction.

videorama-759-859391 Super Steve's first mainstream film, ones prefore, mostly three word titles. Here, he lightens up on the violence, playing a cook/ex seal, who gets caught in a takeover by mercenaries over on a battle ship. Their plan is to launch these 4 tomahawks, which will kill loads of innocent people. They are led by a disgruntled, CIA agent, in a brilliant over the top crazed performance, by Tommy Lee Jones where his scenes come as a sheer delight. Overlooking or more, underestimating cook/ex seal, Rybeck (Seagal, who's no acting talents, deficiencies, you name it remain in check) what begins is a cat and mouse game, where there can only be obvious victor. Seagal has assistance, ex Baywatch beauty (Elena Eleniak) as a failed actress, and Ms July, with big, you know.... which apparently, this is her third acting gig, where she adds female eye candy to this well made actioner. There's a lot of gunfire and explosions, in Seagal's fifth film, which was considered his best, so far, where today, it would be the same, especially if you regard the straight to video dreck, he does, lately, where he's now playing baddies more. His other one, alongside that is the other Davis film, Nico. He is a hopeless actor, where Tommy Lee Jones presence, is such a well of relief. There are some nasty bloody moments, like Jones's eye being popped, by Steve's big thumb, and a restricted shot of an arm going through a band saw. That informative scene between both foes, mirrors a familiar one in Nico, where in this scene Seagal's first three words make for a memorable tagline. It would of been good to see Seagal take on Busey, especially after he hocked in Seagal's soup, but it just wouldn't be much of a fight, now would it. There's not really anything that impressive about this movie, as you're led to believe, where it's over hype. It's a very well made action movie, so leave it there. Film could of had a better, original title.

OllieSuave-007 This is an action-packed and suspenseful flick from start to finish, where Steven Segal stars as Navy S.E.A.L. turned cook Casey Ryback, who must stop a gang of terrorists that seized control of the U.S.S. Missouri. Segal proves he is a force to be reckon with with his skilled martial arts moves and knowledge of trap-making. It's satisfying seeing him take on the terrorists left and right, giving them a taste of their own medicine.Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey play some pretty annoying bad guys and it's great to see them deck it out with Segal. The subplot of the Pentagon generals scrambling in how to deal with the bad guys and the hostage situation gives the movie added suspense, wondering if they will resort to launching an all-out assault on the ship, which puts the hostage sailors in more crisis.I just wished more drama concerning the trapped sailors were added, which overall, it's an exciting action flick that every action movie fans should see! Grade A-

crendine When this movie came out, I thought that it was Seagal's best simply because of the supporting roles of Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey. However, viewing this film a few years later, I found it to be as poorly acted as any other performance that Seagal has done and the plot is just ridiculously far-fetched. After a few viewings, even Lee Jones and Busey do not seem very convincing. As stated by many other IMDb reviewers, this plot is simply "Die Hard" set out at sea. Also noted is how Erika Eleniak's character transforms from a topless dancer into a combat veteran in a matter of minutes with a quick firearms lesson from Seagal, just seems absurd. The tempo of this film is typical action-movie stuff and the storyline development is just plain awful. Just about as convincing as any other of Seagal's roles. Not recommended.