A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.
Release Date
December 27, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
5.6/10 (426 votes)
Director: Nick Powell
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, Jeremy Jay Nazario, LaMonica Garrett, Michael Imperioli, Isaac Santiago, Braulio Castillo Jr.
This was exactly what I needed tonight. But what I needed wasn't something good. Nic Cage and everything that happens within his 30-foot sphere of influence is one hundred percent unbelievable at all times. _Under Siege_ with talking parrots, what could wrong? Lots. Still fun though.
_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
December 28, 2019
JPV852 - 6/10
Pretty standard thriller, though compared to some of Cage's other direct-to-video flicks. Not altogether bad and I found some of it to be halfway entertaining, even with some questionable visual effects (which I give a pass considering what I assume wasn't a big budget), and it's never a bad thing seeing Famke Janssen. And for his part, as normal Cage performances go, he wasn't bad.
The bigges...
January 19, 2020
Kamurai - 7/10
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
This is one of Nicolas Cage's more reserved roles, and the movie is very well balanced between him and Kevin Durand (and LaMonica Garrett and his team dealing with Durand's character).
The premise is intriguing and simple: trapped on a boat with a killer, wild animals, military, and a hunter: who wins?
The biggest problem I have wit...
A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.
A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.
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A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin b…
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1h 37m
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December 27, 2019
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Nick Powell
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Nicolas Cage, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand
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