Review of Under Siege (1992) by Alex R — 15 Dec 2012

Under Siege is one of those films that relies on previous action flicks to create its plot. Despite this, this is a fun little flick that is purely mindless from start to finish. With this one, Director Andrew Davis delivers a heavily flawed picture that is very predictable, but is pure popcorn action.

The dialogue, I have to say is the worst aspect of the film as it is very tongue in cheek and pretty cheesy. This film is basically Die Hard on a battleship. We've seen this type of film before, but it manages to be a thrill ride and offer something worth seeing for viewers of action films.

The script has plenty of imperfections; however the action is exhilarating and makes for an entertaining picture that manages to overcome its flaws. Under Siege relies more on the action to compensate the paper thin, predictable plot.

Tommy Lee Jones is the best actor here and he delivers a menacing and worthwhile performance that stands out above every other actor. This is a popcorn flick pure and simple; however don't expect anything great with this film.

This is one of those films that you've seen many times before, and by this point, you've better genre films, with a really convincing plot. Under Siege is flawed and could have been much better, luckily Jones plays a great villain and it's what keeps you interested in the film.

I've never been a big Steven Seagal fan, and I'm still not. But here he's entertaining and with his sidekick Erika Eleniak armed with two massive canons, they have what it takes to take out the threat and make this a cheesy good time.