Under Siege

UNDER SIEGE (1992) - July 19, 2009
About an ex-Navy Seal who must stop a group of terrorists from taking over a battleship (ie. Die Hard on a boat), this was solid action film from a time when they were still making simple, effective action movies on a fairly regular basis. There was nothing particularly special about this film -- Steven Seagal was doing his usual cocky, laid-back badass shtick, Tommy Lee Jones was quite good as the flamboyant villain, and Andrew Davis' direction got the job done -- but it was enjoyable throughout, and a reminder that you don't need a lot of flashy camerawork and CGI to make a compelling action film. ***