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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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]

Starring: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree

Starring: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree, Irma P. Hall, Ray Jay Norwood, Charles Napier, Kerrie Keane, Thom Barry, Hill Harper, George Lemore

Director: Kenneth Johnson

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

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May 19, 1998

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03/26/09
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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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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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
05/14/07
Boxoffice Magazine

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

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

No review available.

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07/22/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

It could be worse. Shaq could be rapping.

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

Shaq CANNOT ACT!

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06/15/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Why does Shaq hate us so much?

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

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
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

No review available.

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

This fil

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

No review available.

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

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

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

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01/01/00
E! Online

Packs the entertainment oomph of a free throw.

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

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

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Its sappiness and excruciating sentimentality weighs it down.

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01/01/00
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

radiates messages of positivity and racial harmony when it's not struggling to be 'Batman in Da Hood.'

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James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Slow to gather momentum and generates little excitement or tension.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Van Gelder
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New York Times
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