Despite some occasional flashes of inspiration, this is yet another B movie with bloated production values. Instantly tagged as "DIE HARD on a battleship," UNDER SIEGE gives us Steven Seagal as Casey Ryback, a former Navy SEAL who, because of his resistance to the US invasion of Panama,
has been demoted to the post of cook on the USS Missouri. He's called on to do more than sling hash when the ship's second-in-command, Commander Krill (Gary Busey), arranges a "surprise" party for the Captain's birthday featuring rock singer Strannix (Tommy Lee Jones), outside caterers and a
topless dancer (Erika Eleniak). Strannix turns out to be a renegade CIA agent who, with his ...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins