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"Buddhist Kicks
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Directed by Andrew Davis
- Written by J.F. Lawton
Starring Steven Seagal,
Tommy Lee Jones, Erika
Eleniak, Colm Meaney
Distributed by Warner
Brothers -
1992 - 103mins - Rated R |
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Well
ladies and gentlemen, I'll say it right now without shame: I am a
Steven Seagal fan. I'm not saying he's a good actor, or even an
average one, he's actually quite bad. Despite this, I get a kick out
of his movies. The over-the-top violence, the "tough-guy" dialogue,
and Seagal pushing his restricted range to the limit. That's why I was
surprised that "Under Siege" is actually a slick, well made action
film, not the standard Seagal schlock.
I credit director Andrew Davis ("The Fugitive" and "Holes") for this.
Rather than trying to make Seagal into a well-developed character,
which his other films attempt and fail miserably at, he skims over the
character development and creates one helluva action movie. The
premise is this: A mercenary (Tommy Lee Jones in a waaay over-the-top
role) hijacks a Naval Destroyer and tries to sell it's nuclear
warheads while he holds America hostage. The entire crew is rounded up
and imprisoned...except one. The ship's cook (Seagal), who just
happens to be a former SEAL. With his skills with a knife and a gun,
our friendly cook takes down the baddies in a MacGuyver-like style
with the help of a Playboy model (Don't ask).
The action is implausible, the acting all-around shaky, and it
occasionally wallows in cliches. Thankfully, I can forgive these
faults because the film is so damn fun to watch. When you have a movie
with Steven Seagal and his every line doesn't make you burst into
laughter, you know you have a good director.
Mr. Davis I salute you! |
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© Written by Jacob Hall -
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TC Candler's Comment
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Richard Propes' Comment
I've never
quite understood the whole Seagal fascination.
Now that he's basically reduced to "B" action
flicks, I've noticed that there's not a whole
lot of difference between his "A" and "B"
flicks.
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