Its protagonist is good-natured, wholesome, devoid of moral flaws and acutely civic-conscious. But good intentions aren't good enough, and this Shaq attack is too broad and episodic to attract anything other than the most undemanding crowd.
Steel
Heroes don't come any bigger.
1997 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Action, Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Kenneth Johnson
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Steel
Overview
When a renegade military reject puts new superweapons in dangerous hands, John Henry Irons becomes Steel. Wearing body armor, wielding a fearsome electrohammer and riding a gadget-packed motorcycle, he's ready to wage war... if he can fix the untimely glitches in his untested gear.
Director and cast
- Kenneth Johnson Director
- Shaquille O'Neal as John Henry Irons / Steel
- Annabeth Gish as Sparky
- Richard Roundtree as Uncle Joe
- Judd Nelson as Nathaniel Burke
- Irma P. Hall as Grandma Odessa
- Harvey Silver as Lamont
- Ray J as Martin
- Charles Napier as Col. David
- Kerrie Keane as Sen. Nolan
- Eric Pierpoint as Major
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Steel isn't a movie to excite or even entertain. It exists to move merchandise -- specifically, Shaquille O'Neal's oversized physique and marketing machine.
The Los Angeles Lakers' center, at 7-foot-1, is appealing and breathes much needed large life into a tolerable stinker of a film.
The concept may not be bad, but there are times when the execution borders on embarassing.
Slow to gather momentum and generates little excitement or tension.
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