Synopsis
Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback -- an error that could be fatal.
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Cast
- Steven SeagalCasey Ryback
- Tommy Lee JonesWilliam Strannix
- Gary BuseyCommander Krill
- Erika EleniakJordan Tate
- Colm MeaneyDaumer
- Damian ChapaTackman
- Andy RomanoAdmiral Bates
- Patrick O'NealCaptain Adams
- Nick MancusoTom Breaker
- Raymond CruzRamirez
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Tribune
For its first hour is as exciting an action picture as the Die Hard films. The tension and humor level tail off a bit toward the conclusion, but Steven Seagal and Chicago director Andy Davis clearly declare themselves as top-flight talent. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The formula is obvious: Die Hard Goes to Sea. I walked into the screening in a cynical frame of mind, but then a funny thing happened. The movie started working for me. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
In the brutally efficient Under Siege, Seagal, with his soft-spoken nihilist charm, attempts to move beyond limb-snapping exploitation and into epically scaled mainstream thrillers. He succeeds — but only because this sort of slick action bash doesn’t require a star with much personality. At this point, personality might only get in the way. - 60
Empire
This no-brainer is fine if all you're after a bit of escapism, but don't look for anything deeper than that. - 60
The New York Times
As wild as the premise is, Under Siege is almost guiltily enjoyable. - 60
Washington Post
An entertaining splasher film, Under Siege pits Casey Ryback (Seagal) against psycho terrorists Strannix (Tommy Lee Jones) and Krill (Gary Busey). As with most action films, viewers guessing the ending won't disappoint themselves, though the setting is certainly different from the usual urban decay of Seagal dramas. Everything is played out on the Missouri, which is actually the cleverly reconstructed USS Alabama. Would that such cleverness had been applied to the script, which has holes big enough to drive a submarine through. - 50
Time Out London
Davis handles the pacy action sequences confidently, with dark, claustrophobic interiors enhancing the suspense; so it's all the more disappointing when corny dialogue and barely-sketched characters let things down. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
During its opening scenes, Under Siege threatens to achieve something like Die Hard's blend of wit, ingenuity and action, with Jones and Busey making highly entertaining, creepy-funny villains. Once the stolid Seagal takes over, however, we settle into a predictable high-tech groove of explosions, gunplay and gore.
