katherine heigl played casey ryback niece in under siege 2.
katherine heigl played casey ryback niece in under siege 2.
who plays casey ryback niece in under siege 2?
katherine heigl
in the first film, the mercenaries on the do not know who ryback is, believing he was just a mere cook. this added an element of surprise to the onslaught which followed. however, in the sequel, "under siege 2", in which ryback boards a train with his niece sarah (katherine heigl) to visit a recently deceased brother james (sarah's father) in los angeles from denver, the mercenaries who hijack the train have full knowledge of the man they are dealing with once they hear his name.









































section::::influence and reception.
casey ryback
casey ryback became one of well known names of action heroes in the action film genre in the 1990s compared to the likes of john mcclane from the "die hard" films. as david west writes, "under siege" is "cut from the same cloth as the 'die hard' series and stars seagal as casey ryback..." the character of ryback has been criticized in the media due the fact that he is invincible and would defeat his opponents rather too easily, removing the element of surprise in his personal combat. as eric lichtenfeld writes, "ryback...is the ultimate warrior. as the action genre tends toward hyperbole, ryback is an amalgam of everything that signifies ultimate warrior status, even more than riggs had been in "lethal weapon". it is fitting then, that...ryback's costuming progresses from a white cook's uniform...to an olive tank top, to the all-black garb that merges ryback with the ship, and with which seagal came to be identified.
casey ryback