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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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Reviews for Steel
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
It's really just a silly excuse for Shaq to play superhero and dodge exploding cars and fireballs.
The concept may not be bad, but there are times when the execution borders on embarassing.
radiates messages of positivity and racial harmony when it's not struggling to be 'Batman in Da Hood.'
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