To make an action movie, start with an unbelievable situation ( apparently the crazier, the better ), develop it to its full extent ( don' t worry if it is full of holes, Hollywood has directors galore, whose craft and rhythm will make them up! ), and carefully select the hero and the villain. For the hero, you have the choice between stars ( but they are very expensive ), and martial arts specialists: a few are good actors too ( but often too exotic ), some are passable ones, many are lousy ; the rest cannot play, and unfortunately Seagal belongs to this category. Sometimes you have an other hero ( as a foil to the main one ), and it is customary to add a girl . Selecting the villain is a difficult task, as some say he is more important than the hero. Some of the best actors make super villains ( expensive , too ) ; but they limit the number of such parts, not to erode their image. So most often you have to recourse to specialists, but they lose their impact if too often seen... In "UNDER SIEGE ", they have Steven Seagal ( see above )as the sole hero,with Erika Eleniak as the girl, probably for her silicon breasts *** possible SPOILERS : We can understand that the villains brought her on board to divert the sailors' attention; but her usefulness ends there, and the writers would have been well inspired to confine in her cabin for the duration of the film, because once free, she keeps hampering the hero's progress! Two villains here - two good ones: Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey ( but the reason of his grotesque female impersonation remains a mystery). The result is a moderately entertaining movie. But when they say that it is Steven Seagal 's best film, don't believe them. The best one is "EXECUTIVE DECISION "... because Seagal is bumped off after some 20 minutes !!
Review of Under Siege
