Review of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) by Aodhan R — 04 Oct 2014
The first was a success, so I guess there was no right to hesitate in making a sequel, depending on whether the sequel is made in a good way or if it's really necessary. There was a sequel to the original 'Die Hard' and that worked well, but the question is 'does it always work that well?' Like Die Hard 2, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory doesn't continue where the original left off, and it didn't really need to either.
In 'Dark Territory' Casey Ryback finds himself caught up in another ridiculous hostage situation. He manages to lead another rescue mission, like in the first movie, and manages to subdue the new team of terrorists.
This is like Bruce Willis's John McClane's second encounter with enemy terrorists that take over an airport on Christmas Eve. Seagal unleashes more hell and fury as Ryback, as he subdues the terrorists to the point of hopelessness, as he again finds himself barely defeated by them.
Seagal's usual encounters with baddies in his movies results in Seagal never taking a beating by his opponent and to this point it's totally outdated and rather annoying, despite some fine action moments.
This review of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) was written by Aodhan R on 04 Oct 2014.
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory has generally received mixed reviews.
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