"Steven Segal fights back in one of his best movies to date (the best being the Under Siege series). Plenty of kung fu fighting (it's nice to see Steve kicking baddies instead of just punching, knifing and shooting them all the time) and plenty of one liners from Wayans (the scene where he is watching Casablanca is hilarious). The only real let down in the movie is that Steve is trying to be a soft spoken Clint Eastwood type character, and you can't understand a word he says. Apart from that, top entertainment."
"one of the better sub thrillers around.. i would compare it to 'the hunt for red october' for all the excitement of an undersea high-tech adventure,this should end up being a classic buy for your collection..well worth the purchase price.."
"A lot more effort is put into crafting this Seagal movie rather than assembling it. The photography is angled strangely and the lighting tries to make certain scenes dingy and others sinister.
In this movie Seagal and Keenan Ivory Wayans go up against the Russian mafia. In doing so they produce a lot of dead bodies in action scenes that are satisfying and fun to watch. Although they are edited just a little too quickly.
At first I thought this movie was called 'The Glimmer Man' because of the stupid jackets Seagal wears. He should be arrested by the fashion police, I'm not kidding. But overall I give this movie 3 out of 5 [stars]."
"Released as a pilot for a series 'danger island' as the original title. reason for my 5 stars is because my oldest brother played frank. And june lockhart was married to one of my mothers best friends from her childhood days. Anyway, the movie is worth watching but please only eat fresh fruit while watching it, day old fruit spoils fast. The film, well think of it as ed woods version of gilligans island"
"THE PRESENCE is a 1992 tv-pilot for NBC that never sold; watching it you can see why. A typically stereotypical group of survivors end up on a deserted (not really, though) island which once housed a facility where genetic breeding was conducted. In the mishmash of the plot, one never knows what really happened, and by its 'open ending', you can see how it would have been a series. The cast is wasted, with only flashes of talent from Gary Graham and Joe Lara. Otherwise, its effects are mundane and its suspense level virtually non-existent."