Review of Under Siege (1992) by Richard S — 13 Jan 2008

This by far is Steven Seagal's best movie.

This review of Under Siege (1992) was written by Richard S on 13 Jan 2008.

Under Siege has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Under Siege

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 03 Jan 2018

In the brutally efficient Under Siege, Seagal, with his soft-spoken nihilist charm, attempts to move beyond limb-snapping exploitation and…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Rosco B (61) on 21 Sep 2013

Craic from the fondly remembered early nineties actioner Under Siege: 1) Gary Busey is even more terrifying when dressed as a woman…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Russ B (1,141) on 20 Nov 2016

11/13/2016: An entertaining 90's action flick…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Christopher B (2,528) on 17 Jul 2016

One of Seagals better films - which is to say it is nearly as good as Jackie Chan's Hollywood flicks…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Ryan C (2,517) on 14 Feb 2014

The first 4 Segal movies were great but this is my favorite one by him. It's Die Hard on a battleship and that should say enough…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Nigel K (93) on 03 Sep 2017

My guilty pleasure, it's very silly and very watchable…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Keenan S (659) on 29 Sep 2013

Under Siege is one of the better Steven Seagal films I've seen so far and it's easy to see why in general it is considered to be one of his…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Timm S (1,294) on 03 Mar 2014

Probably One Of Segal's Best, The Cook That Everyone Under-Estimated. Erica Ain't Lookin Bad Either.. ;-)…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By John A (1,813) on 14 Feb 2014

Critically Seagal's Best Film…

Read Review

Review of Under Siege (1992)

By Roguevader1996 (3) on 16 May 2019

Die Hard on a battleship, with a touch of Dr. Strangelove…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Miss Congeniality (2000)

By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 25 Feb 2014

The jokes are lame, the set-up is stupid and Bullock, occasionally a winsome comedienne and here a co-producer, is annoying as heck…

Read Review

Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

By Pault. (4) on 19 Dec 2006

Sickly as opposed to visually stunning, Little plot no character dev, and a terrible ending made me feel cheated when the film seemed to accidently…

Read Review

Review of The Legend of Zorro (2005)

By Squall (5) on 15 Dec 2005

Not cool at all. Simply awful! Enough said…

Read Review

Review of Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

By Bloody W (65) on 31 May 2015

Samuel l Jacksons breath of fresh air performance isn't enough to save this piece of trash from crashing and burning horrible movie stick with…

Read Review

Review of Blood Diamond (2006)

By Francisco S (456) on 12 May 2016

Blood Diamond had everything to shine, but instead that, Edward Zwick prefered to transform the scenes sequence in a mess, making Leonardo…

Read Review

Review of The Incredible Hulk (2008)

By Mick510 (2) on 21 Oct 2016

I hate this movie. By the end of the movie I wanted to kill myself. The story is awful. The dialogue sucks…

Read Review

Review of Escape from New York (1981)

By Aaron G (813) on 18 Jul 2016

The 80s camp failed to charm me. If I don't buy what's going on, anything after that doesn't matter…

Read Review

Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

By Max W (300) on 02 Dec 2015

Poor plot, poor acting, Poor writing, poor action…

Read Review

Review of Phone Booth (2003)

By Lodde (1) on 11 Jul 2003

Absolutely the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life…

Read Review

Review of Mississippi Burning (1988)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Jan 2019

Unfortunately, the central narrative premise of Mississippi Burning sets up the FBI as the sole heroic defender of the victims of southern…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Under Siege

1992

63%528 Reviews

Nine Months

1976

55%343 Reviews

Hamlet

1996

74%554 Reviews

Breathless

1960

80%597 Reviews

Pretty Persuasion

2005

62%429 Reviews

Zero Charisma

2013

64%53 Reviews

Christine

1958

65%495 Reviews

Admission

2013

50%721 Reviews

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

2001

65%4 Reviews

The Orphanage

2007

76%860 Reviews