Under Siege 2 Details

The original Under Siege was a hugely entertaining affair, thanks mainly to the sheer scale of the destruction and its top-drawer cast of cartoon villains. This sequel sadly falls down in both departments. Basically, it's the same story but this time set on a train. Steven Seagal is a chef who finds himself up against another gang of international terrorists, led by the faintly ludicrous mad professor Eric Bogosian. New Zealand director Geoff Murphy gives it his all, but there is a second-hand feel to the increasingly outlandish action stunts.

Idiotic action film with a dull and doltish hero, enlivened by a few spectacular stunts; rather as vaudeville theatres used to end with a bad act in order to get audiences to leave quickly, Seagal sings a song he wrote himself over the final credits.