Although this movie is flawed, I admit, I'm going to give it a 10 instead of a 9 because it's in my top 10 list of all time favorites.This is a film you either love or hate. The funny thing is, Steven Seagal is the flaw. Everything else is perfect. It seems as though he was doing the movie under duress. His acting is lazy he does it all with a quasi-gangster breathy voice for what reason I don't know. It just seems silly.Now with that out of the way, the rest of the cast and story are top notch. This is a "one man against an army" genre movie. A lot of work was put into it and effort was made to get so many details accurate. Each bad guy for instance actually gets a little character development and there are a lot of them. I think the thing to do is just watch this clip to get an idea of the ingenuity in this filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDI83HvbtCEIf you like that, watch the movie.

In 1992, there came a film which popularised a new action superstar to the world. That film was UNDER SIEGE, and that man was Steven Seagal. Three years later, the inevitable sequel arrived, and it was a flop. In fact, it went straight to video in this country. The law of diminishing returns simply meant that it just wouldn't hold up to the original film. But then I found out something strange. It did. And, in fact, it's better than the original classic, which was pretty darned good as well. Perhaps it's the pacing, the setting, or the creative force behind the film which makes it work, or perhaps it's simply the sight of Seagal beating up bad guys once again. I don't know, but I love this film.The use of a train as a setting is a neat idea, and the scenes are all played very well. Every inch of the train is used for action and stalking sequences, and Seagal even gets off the train at one point, only to board it (by jumping from a speeding car) later on. It's fantastically unrealistic, but it's still hugely enjoyable. Seagal hides in the toilet, in the cold storage, everywhere really, and as it's a double decker train, there are always enough places to hide in.Although there's been an obvious weight gain since UNDER SIEGE, Seagal is still on top form, using a wide variety of weaponry against the many bad guys he kills in this film. He throws knives, shoots different guns, stabs, breaks wrists and necks, burns, throws people from trains (and under trains), punches, kicks, and even practises martial arts on the baddies, so that the death scenes are never boring, just very creative. The claret is on full flow in this film too, with all of the wrist-snapping neck-cracking bone-breaking bloody action that we have come to expect from a Seagal movie. Seagal confessed that he was down while making the film due to a split up with his wife, but don't worry, it doesn't show. In fact he doesn't need to show much expression, as he's simply a quick, agile, intelligent killing machine with literally hundreds of tricks up his sleeve.Eric Bogosian hams it up deliciously as the over the top villain, and he's memorable for it; hardly threatening though, and more like a computer geek. The brawn is supplied in the hefty form of Everett McGill, a guy who uses pepper spray as mouth wash and who cuts an imposing presence on screen. The final showdown between himself and Seagal is superb, probably the best fight ever, and it lasts for a while as well (something of a change in a Seagal film). I loved it. The rest of the cast support the main actors well, with an unwilling accomplice, a young tough teenage girl facing certain death, Brenda Bakke as the glamour interest, two military guys returning from Under Siege and memorable screen villain Kurtwood Smith as a stuffy officer.If you're interested in DIE HARD rip-offs, then this really is one of the best. It has it all, a brilliant explosive climax where Seagal outruns a moving train wreck, gun play, gore, violence, suspense, everything. In fact, it's one of my favourite films of all time, and along with UNDER SIEGE, is one of the very best films in Seagal's filmography. I really can't think of a way to make it better or make my enjoyment of it greater.

First of all, if you watch this movie and don't think about wanting to be one of these bad guys, you just aren't human. If I could call noisy little girls the "B" word (and threaten to viciously murder them), shoot people left and right, throw useless women off a train and into a jagged rock river, and blow up an entire freakin' city, I'd jump on that job in a heartbeat! Seriously, who wouldn't?! Oh, did I mention they blow up a jumbo jet, too? It was probably full of useless children and horrible mothers and fathers anyway. So no harm done there. Same with the city/plant that blew up. Another thing to consider is the families of the all the ones who died. They were either overjoyed, or sad. It's okay, they were all probably crappy husbands and wives anyway, so they won't be missed. The action is really good and well executed. And of course you can't forget about Steven Seagul, right? The acting is also good, because everybody is basically just killing, and that's easy to do anyway. So to wrap up this short review, watch this movie if you love to watch people die. Forget the plot, the deaths and killings are better than a boring, regurgitated plot. There are plenty of humorous deaths to keep you entertained. Make sure to catch the bad guy kill the conductors, as he smiles the whole way through the shooting of two innocent old men! So smile when you murder someone, because it's okay to do so!

Starting with Above the Law and peaks with Under siege,Steven Seagal become almost action legend.He was making box office killing with movies like Marked for Death,Hard to kill,Out for justice and Under Siege.But things start to change When Seagal demands more and more,more.For On Deadly Ground,despite without any previous experience,He insisted to direct the movie.After Under Siege 2,WB has decided not to work Seagal anymore.Not Because of He is not as bankable as any previous movies,Because of his attitudes.WB didn't do too much effort to promote the movie and recruited two unknowns names as main villains and No name Director.Seagal's behaviour to other actors and stunt performers were no longer tolerable.His big ego would never let anyone to even to touch him, let alone a fair fight with a villain.As an Uncompromised guy,He finally face the truth He is no longer bankable.Hollywod career,big studio career is over in 10 years.What a pity,In a good shape,good relations with producers and directors,He could have been one of biggest stars.In Taken,Bryan mills, ın The Equalizer,Mccall may be John wick.too sad.