Editing Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (section)

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
''Under Siege 2'' opened at #2 at the box office under ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'' in 2,150 theaters and made $12,624,402 for the weekend.<ref>{{cite news|title=Weekend Box Office : 'Under Siege' Opens in No. 2 Spot|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=1995-07-18|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-18-ca-25014-story.html|access-date=2011-01-13|first=Elaine|last=Dutka|archive-date=2012-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104194124/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-18/entertainment/ca-25014_1_weekend-gross|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the review aggregation website, the film has an approval rating of 34% based on 32 reviews and an average rating of 4.73/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Utterly forgettable and completely unnecessary, ''Under Siege 2'' represents a steep comedown from its predecessor – and an unfortunate return to form for its star."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/under_siege_2_dark_territory/ |title=Under Siege 2: Dark Territory |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2013-07-07 |archive-date=2012-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208101350/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/under_siege_2_dark_territory/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 52 out of 100 based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Citation|title=Under Siege 2: Dark Territory|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/under-siege-2-dark-territory|access-date=2019-04-30|archive-date=2020-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919163643/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/under-siege-2-dark-territory|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film a three-star rating in his review,<ref>{{cite news |title= Under Siege 2: Dark Territory |newspaper= [[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/under-siege-2-dark-territory-1995 |access-date= 2019-09-19 |archive-date= 2013-06-18 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130618132134/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/under-siege-2-dark-territory-1995 |url-status= live }}</ref> while Peter Rainer of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that "the action upstaged the actors."<ref>{{cite news|title=Under Siege 2 Plays Out Pyrotechnics|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=1995-07-17|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-17-ca-24758-story.html|access-date=2010-09-05|first=Peter|last=Rainer|archive-date=2012-05-30|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530082652/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-17/entertainment/ca-24758_1|url-status=live}}</ref> Leonard Klady of Variety magazine notes Seagal's confidence but says he is betrayed by his limited performance. Klady praises the villains for their performances, but says "they and others are saddled with pedestrian dialogue and motivation."<ref>{{Cite web | date = July 17, 1995 | title = Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | url = https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/under-siege-2-dark-territory-2-1200442143/ | website = Variety | access-date = March 22, 2018 | archive-date = March 1, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210301051550/https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/under-siege-2-dark-territory-2-1200442143/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Legacy ===
Seagal was later criticized for his behavior during the film. 
[[Jenny McCarthy]] unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in the film. She said Seagal auditioned her and asked her to take off her clothes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movieline.com/2010/04/16/exclusive-the-full-steven-seagal-story-jenny-mccarthy-told-movieline-in-1998/|website=Movieline|date=10 April 2010|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Full Steven Seagal Story Jenny McCarthy Told Movieline in 1998|access-date=9 March 2018|archive-date=26 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226215306/http://movieline.com/2010/04/16/exclusive-the-full-steven-seagal-story-jenny-mccarthy-told-movieline-in-1998/|url-status=live}}</ref> Katherine Heigl, who was 16 at the time the film was made, said that on the last day of filming Seagal told her, "'You know Katie, I got girlfriends your age.' And I said, 'Isn't that illegal?' And he said, 'They don't seem to mind'."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1649050/the-skeezy-way-steven-seagal-treated-katherine-heigl-on-the-set-of-under-siege-2|website=Cinemablend|title=The Skeezy Way Steven Seagal Treated Katherine Heigl On The Set Of Under Siege 2|date=19 April 2017|access-date=9 March 2018|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804231808/http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1649050/the-skeezy-way-steven-seagal-treated-katherine-heigl-on-the-set-of-under-siege-2|url-status=live}}</ref>