Die Hard on a ship, this Steven Seagal starrer is a hard-charged, perfectly detonated actioner that should especially delight especially macho mainstreamers.

The tension and humor level tail off a bit toward the conclusion, but Steven Seagal and Chicago director Andy Davis clearly declare themselves as top-flight talent.

I walked into the screening in a cynical frame of mind, but then a funny thing happened. The movie started working for me.

This action-packed thriller set on board a U.S. Navy battleship was a big hit at both the box office and on home video.