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Steel (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 3  Rotten:20 Average Rating: 3.1/10
 
Consensus: Steel is a badly-acted movie that indulges not only in superhero cliches, but also the sappy TV-movie-of-the-week ones.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Synopsis: NBA superstar O'Neal slam-dunks his way onto the silver screen as the titular comic book hero, an erstwhile weapons researcher who applies his military know-how as an armored urban crimefighter (accompanied by Roundtree, who could be a sidekick only to the 7-foot-1 O'Neal). Based on the... NBA superstar O'Neal slam-dunks his way onto the silver screen as the titular comic book hero, an erstwhile weapons researcher who applies his military know-how as an armored urban crimefighter (accompanied by Roundtree, who could be a sidekick only to the 7-foot-1 O'Neal). Based on the comics by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree, Irma P. Hall

Director: Kenneth Johnson
Screenwriter: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, Kenneth Johnson
Composer: Mervyn Warren
Producer: Mark Allan, Leonard Armato, Bruce Binkow, Quincy Jones, Shaquille O'Neal, David Salzman, Joel Simon

DVD Info

Release:

May 19, 1998

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Keep Case

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3/5

an efficient concoction with some nice special effects (there is this sound wave gun that makes the air wiggle when it's shot) and an easy-to-follow plot, about stopping illegal weapons merchants. There are plenty of stunt sequences and futuristic gimmick

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
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05/14/07
Boxoffice Magazine
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1/5

What in God's name were they thinking???

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07/22/05
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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2/5

No review available.

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07/22/05
Emanuel Levy
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1/5

It could be worse. Shaq could be rapping.

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06/18/05
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
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1/5

Shaq CANNOT ACT!

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06/15/04
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
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1/5

Why does Shaq hate us so much?

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04/23/04
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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3/5

Better than you'd think. As kiddie action flicks go, Steel is really not bad.

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06/12/03
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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2/5

No review available.

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12/31/02
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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0/5

This fil

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08/01/02
Michael Clawson
West Valley View
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1/5

No review available.

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07/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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1/5

No review available.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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C-

You're entitled to make your own mistakes. Lord knows Shaq is.

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01/01/00
E! Online
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1/5

Packs the entertainment oomph of a free throw.

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01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies
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1/4

It's really just a silly excuse for Shaq to play superhero and dodge exploding cars and fireballs.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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2/4

The concept may not be bad, but there are times when the execution borders on embarassing.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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1/4

Its sappiness and excruciating sentimentality weighs it down.

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01/01/00
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page
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radiates messages of positivity and racial harmony when it's not struggling to be 'Batman in Da Hood.'

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01/01/00
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Slow to gather momentum and generates little excitement or tension.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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2/4

It's no masterpiece, but it isn't an absolute disaster either.

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
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