release year: 1995
genre: action/adventure
viewing setting: home DVD, 1/17/01
what I expected: couldn't recall
what I got: Die Hard on a train
synopsis: Satellite-hijacking terrorists set up a mobile base of operations on a train; too bad for them that SEAL/cook Casey Ryback happens to be on board.
impressions: This has all the ingredients of your basic action movie: gunplay, hand-to-hand, fast-moving objects, a satellite with a dangerous weapon, and so on. It's basic and it's formula, but it's quite watchable.
acting: I don't think Steven Seagal does a bad job except when he tries to act cool, like here, and then he comes across as corny. Everett McGill and Eric Bogosian stole the show as the head bad guys.
final word: Solid action.
rating: C+