Editing Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (section)

=== 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>