Steel Sharks – Movie Review
First Reaction – Steel Sharks is a nice late night thriller.
Director: Rodney McDonald
Writer: Rodney McDonald, William C Martell (Screenplay)
Cast
- Gary Busey (Under Siege)
- Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars)
- Billy Warlock (Society)
- Shaun Toub (Tehran)
- Robert Miranda (Midnight Run)
Plot: In this undersea thriller, a United States chemist is captured by terrorists. But a rescue attempt by an elite group of Navy Seals goes wrong when they are captured. Now they must wage a silent war beneath the waves.
Runtime: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Steel Sharks starts when Commander Bill McKay (Busey) and Admiral Jim Perry (Williams) plan a rescue mission. Their team of navy seals must get behind enemy lines to rescue a scientist from terrorists. The fear is his information could start a new war and the seals must use their skills to complete the mission.
When the team gets captured, they must navigate the enemy submarine to escape. However, they are stranded underwater and their own country plans for the worst. It becomes a race against time to save the day and escape.
Verdict on Steel Sharks
Recap
The movie follows a team of Navy Seals who go on a rescue mission. They get captured on an enemy submarine and must use their skills to escape and rescue the hostage.
Best Parts
This tense thriller uses the tight submarine to show the problems the seals must overcome. For the runtime it does everything you need a late-night thriller to do.
Worst Parts
The weaknesses come from the bigger names that are only ordering the mission. While the actors in the seal roles are good, they lack the star power Gary Busey and Billy Dee Williams present.
Final Thoughts –Steel Sharks is a simple late-night thriller.
