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FINAL VOYAGE is a hilarious DIE HARD-on-a-ship type film that comes to us courtesy of Z-grade movie specialist Jim Wynorski. This one throws a mixed cast into a story that happily copies the likes of UNDER SIEGE et al with the only difference that this is a B-movie through and through; expect trite dialogue and wooden acting throughout. Plus any large-budget scene is typically stock footage stolen from an older and better movie.

The film's unorthodox hero is Dylan Walsh, playing a bodyguard caught up in a hostage situation. Walsh is best known for playing geeky scientist types in the likes of CONGO so his heroic turn here is a little odd. He's given support by Ice-T, playing himself as always, as the chief bad guy, and Claudia Christian as a memorably hot femme fatale. Erika Eleniak plays EXACTLY the same role as she did in UNDER SIEGE except without the nudity. Stephen Macht is the ship's captain and the hulking Michael Bailey Smith one of the henchmen.

It says something about Wynorski's talents as a director that I can call this one of his better films despite it being low par throughout. At least the pacing is fast and the action scenes are fun if laughable, so you can sit back and enjoy the cheese. It also helps that I have a high tolerance for DIE HARD rip-offs so it doesn't take much to entertain me. There's no denying that FINAL VOYAGE is a cheap and cheesy film though.

Gloria (Erika Eleniak) is a rich man's daughter and, therefore, requires a bodyguard. Since she is just a tad ornery, the security men come and go. Aaron (Dylan Walsh), who used to guard an aging Hollywood leading lady (Barbara Eden), has just been hired by Gloria's father to watch over his gorgeous, young offspring. Things do not get off to a good start when Gloria takes Aaron on a private plane ride and they narrowly miss crashing the aircraft. But, more excitement is around the corner. Gloria insists on taking a cruise on a refurbished old ship, The Queen Mary, where all of the beautiful people will be. Aaron, who "hates to travel", is unhappy about the trip yet, he must go along. On the vessel, also, is the wealthy businessman who provided the funds to spruce up the ship, as well as a hotshot football player and a lovely television journalist, who has a past with Aaron. But, wait, that's not the whole guest list! A terrorist thug named Josef (Ice T), his tough-as-nails girlfriend, Max (Claudia Christian) and his gang are on board, too, to steal the jewels and artwork that some of the passengers put in the ship's safe, since they couldn't sail off without their Van Goghs! Josef has a plan and a large arsenal of weapons. Will he succeed in carrying out his pilfering, without damaging the ship, of course? This is just a terrible film that sinks and stinks, from the first moment to the last. That is not to say the nice cast, including the good-looking Walsh, the lovely Eleniak, and the sullen Ice-T don't try to breathe life into the thing....they do try. But, not enough. The script is one abysmal cliché after another and the direction and editing are horrible, too. All right, the costumes are fine, are you happy? Especially so is the hot little blue number Eleniak wears through most of the second half. Therefore, if you are a fan of any of the cast members, you are certainly within your rights to rent this film. Why not show the movie at a gathering of couples, where everyone can laugh, jeer, and throw things at the screen? It would certainly make for an "alternative" party experience.

How to make a bad action/adventure flick:

Step one:

Take out all of the ingredients that made Die Hard and Speed good movies (character development, plot twists, etc).

Step two:

Hire a list of completely untalented, unknown actors and then tell them to overact in typical Shatner conviction (only not as amusing and intelligible).

Step three:

Throw in typical terrorist plot (in this case, 12 terrorists take over a HUGE ocean liner (don't know how they could take over a place with around 250-1000 people) who want money in the vault when they could just rob a bank

Step four:

Throw in a couple annoyingly stupid characters

Step five:

Take out things like choreography, bullet dodging, or anything that would make someone watch an action movies

Step six:

Make sure to include totally one-dimensional characters

And the result in one hella bad, boring movie. It sure wouldn't be hard to make a good action movie, even include a little joke or something, but the filmmakers took all of the ways to make a good movie and did the opposite. There is absolutely no way I can recommend this mediocre piece of shazbot (sorry).

If you see it in a store, warn people of it's presence and tell them not to be fooled by Ice-T's presence in the flick (even Mean Guns is better than this tripe).

1 out of 10.

If you have noticed, until now (July 2003), this movie doesn't have a "Goofs" category. The only reason I can find for this is that it has so many that it is pointless to list them. The movie alone, along with its ridiculous story and characters, is a goof.

Everything in this cheap movie is so "goofy" that it is possible that the larger part of its "budget" was spent on the cruise ticket and rented filming equipment. Obviously, a lot of effort was invested into making a movie this bad.

1.5/10

Sorry but only the word "rubbish" fits here. Acting is very 3rd rate, as are the background sets. Have you ever seen an engine room so large with open spaces everywhere?

what the ?? these people don't know how to make movies?? or i guess they were just making fun of themselves and others..

watching the title of the movie i thought that it would be some good ship movie but after watching the movie i was really disappointed..the acting was terrible..the main villain in the movie was so dumb and was thinking as he was the God..means he was so over acting at several points...

i could not understand what they were up to before and during making this movie..there is no story the action scenes are lame and cheap.. they could have done better in many ways like acting and other points..but they have to fail to do so and make a piece of crap...

never ever watch this movie under any circumstances... i wished i could give this movie 0 but that is not possible as the lowest vote is 1

This film needs to be deleted from the archives, I've seen some really rubbish films but this is right up there at number two.

They add woman with excellent figures but that does not made a good film...

It is an oddly run ocean liner. There seems to be a total engine crew of six people. When the engine room supervisor (unsure of his precise title), finds a worker murdered and kills the perp, he doesn't immediately report to an officer -- he just seems to hang out in the engine room till the writer wants him again. Luggage is in below decks storage rather than in people's staterooms, as if it were an airplane. There is no deckwatch during dinner. The bad guys are apparently less than 20 (the number is never clear) and seem to have always believed that sufficient to control a sizeable ship. We have no clue as to how the bad guys meant to get away. Anyway, some of the action is cool.

This movie was quite a change,a good cast,a not so suprising yet nice watching plot,cute male star Dylan Walsh and a pleasant Erika Eleniak performance,not so violent as other action movies was another reason i liked it so i would advise you to take a look on it,it is certainly worth it,i noticed it has a low voting number which enhances my thoughts on the fact that where violent is less it shows little interest or they want to show that.Change that.

Fairly formulaic film guy blotting his còybook. Gets put on Protection of a somewhat spoiled rich kid played by Erica Eleniak.

How Dylan Walsh never saw this coming is a mystery did he not see Under Siege!

Pretty god cast nice to see Claudia Cristesen back.on screen, Erica Eleniak is well chosen for rich kid part, not just because of her looks she is actually pretty good.

Ice T makes a good villain of the piece getting on board to Rob the safe not quite as action packed as unde seige and lacks the comedic craziness of Tommy Lee Jones but passable What I refer to as the six pack and curry brigade.

If its raining and you want to.kill a couple of hours here you go.

One thing I did notice tho is having worked on cruise ships I have bever seem a more crew deserted ship apart from the May Celeste. Never seen an engine room.with less than 15.people unless at midnight But just after Saling at around 8pm thers only couple of guys on duty only there as Canon fodder.

Lots more better films but I have definitely seen worse.

If anyone did make a worse movie I haven't seen it yet nor do I want to. The list of failings is too long to bother with writing; suffice to say it is a waste of the actors and viewers time. R.I.P.

HMS Britannic was sunk during world war 2 so how this film is set on it is beyond me. However, the plot, acting etc. belong at the bottom of the sea. The bad guys are very BAD. Ice T is pathetic. It looks like it was filmed in a power station somewhere. Avoid. Unless you like unintentionally bad movies.

It is clear this mega howler is a result of the TITANIC juggernaut...if i can actually say that and have it double make sense.... FINAL VOYAGE is surely the unintentional SINKING HIGH (like Flying High) of oceanliner disasters. Yes, a remake of JUGGERNAUT with LAST VOYAGE and BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE stapled on and a TITANIC wannabe...it is in rusty tub terms the equivalent of Behind THE DOOR as a rip off of THE EXORCIST . FINAL VOYAGE must be the full scale cringe on the resume for both Dylan Walsh and (the ridiculously named) Ice T. For this he should be billed Ice Berg...but that sounds like a Jewish Eskmo rather than a black man. Yes FINAL VOYAGE is the last genuine guilty movie pleasure of the 20th century and I advise you all to include it in your treasured library of all star stinkers and howlers....or should I say sinkers and bowel-ers. FINAL VOYAGE is fantastic it is so awful.

Well, I'm sure within seven days I'll forget the fact that I've even seen this film. The actors are awful (even Dylan Walsh), the script is written by primary school students, the action scenes and visual effects are laughable (with extensive use of stock footages) and yes, the story. I don't see any single point in the whole storyline that has a minute trace of originality. There are numerous clichés and predicted sequences.

The film would be worth watching if there could be some Erica Eleniak nudity... seriously. Otherwise I don't see why one should watch this type of films anymore.

What Artisan has done here is try to recycle the film Juggernaut. In doing so, they fail miserably. The film is terrible and the acting is worse. The entire 'starring' cast should be banned from Hollywood for several years just for agreeing to perpetrate this piece of trash. Also, the director should be run out of town on a rail for ruining what was a perfectly good movie from the '70s.

But most of all, the people at Artisan should be ashamed of themselves for agreeing to fund such a terrible project.

That nasty pack of clichés, plagiarism, terrible acting and really, really, really clumsy plot isn't watchable. I can at least guess, because it's definitely not for teenagers, 'couse they're gonna laugh at almost every scene (for some time, because THIS movie isn't even funny in the way Ed Wood movies can be), older viewers will easily spot all the plot holes, bad acting and terrible idea. I had the doubtful pleasure of watching this flick at late night on the polish TV... and found it very difficult to enjoy it in any way.

Even for a B (C? D?... E?... um...) or DTV movie it's waaaaaay below the bottom line. It is much worse then Steven Seagal's movies. Don't waste your time on such trash.

Let's be honest, the involvement of Jim Wynorski doesn't exactly inspire confidence; he has operated on the approximate level of The Asylum since long before that production company existed. But still he makes movies, and still we watch them. This isn't to say that all his pictures are total schlock - but on the other hand, it doesn't take long after this one has begun that we can readily discern in multiple ways how the viewing experience is going to be troubled. Wynorski's direction is sometimes rather forced, and maybe blunt, in turn inherently robbing the acting of some of the nuance it otherwise might boast. Michael Kuge's editing is too often gawkily brusque, chopping up the feature into a stilted, unnatural gait and presentation (even at the end). The screenplay of James Morley III and Andrew Stevens is itself filled with some scenes and dialogue that are tiredly awkward for how ill-fitting they are, and for how they try to shove exposition and character information into small, concise boxes. Furthermore, in every capacity the writing follows well-trodden paths of tropes and familiar, similar action-thriller fare ('Die hard' on the sea, anyone?), and some small passing iotas just haven't aged well. Overall I actually do think 'Final voyage' is modestly entertaining, yet it's relatively passive in that regard, and is the type of film that one puts on in the background to "watch" without need for active engagement.

The narrative ideas on hand are a mix of the serviceable (or even kind of admirable!) and the overused; those that strain suspension of disbelief, and those that are plain contrivances of Movie Magic. I'll let others decide for themselves into which of the latter two categories falls the resources, knowledge, and level of organization of the antagonists. There are some unexpectedly fun lines of dialogue, and others that fall just short of being a bit sharper. I don't specifically have anything against the cast, for at least some of these folks we've seen elsewhere and we know what they're capable of, but I do think they're limited by the nature of the material and above all Wynorski's direction. As a result, the performances tend to either be just broadly suitable, or they might be overdone in some measure; more rarely do the portrayals feel Just Right. This is no mark against the actors, for they're just doing the best they can within these parameters, but for what it's worth they generally do a fine job. I'm inclined to think that Ice-T is the top standout here, for he depicts chief antagonist Josef with his characteristic, playful blend of self-confidence and derision, though Rick Ducommun is also a pleasant surprise with the neighborly innocence that he gives Jasper.

Those aspects of the title that so readily rub us the wrong way from the start don't necessarily go away as the length advances, and as the plot and action pick up. In fairness, though, they become less prominent, or at least take a backseat for what level of investment the proceedings can offer. Though most of the CGI is a tad too obvious, I will say that the practical effects are very well done, and the stunts; action sequences at large look great, an instance where the overly hard edge of the direction actually works in favor of the violence. I actually quite like Eric and David Wurst's original music - nothing super special, per se, but lending to what tense atmosphere the feature can claim to manifest. The sets are pretty swell, filled with nice detail, and the costume design, hair, and makeup are fetching. On that note, though: I'm no prude, but some of the wardrobe choices for the women (primarily Claudia Christian and Erika Eleniak) are overly exposing, and in a like manner, Wynorski takes another hit in my opinion as there are shots that needlessly emphasize women's bodies. That goes for cinematographer Ken Blakey, too, whose work is further characterized by a boyish excitability that becomes overbearing at times, even well before an element is infused of the seafaring variant of the "Star Trek shimmies." If I'm being honest, Blakey's contribution is as consistently vexing as Kuge's.

For all my words of criticism, though, I have to repeat that I did have a reasonably good time watching. 'Final voyage' isn't abjectly bad, and not for one moment do I regret spending time on it. The issue is just that there's nothing here to particularly set it apart from like-minded titles, and when you add in multiple discrete deficiencies, or poor choices of film-making or storytelling, it never had much of a chance to rise above being very "middle of the road." This is the type of action-thriller for a lazy day, when you don't want to sit for something that will demand or inspire major commitment as a viewer. And there's nothing wrong with that! There's a time and place for most all movies, and some are satisfied and duly satisfying to sit at that unremarkable place of "yeah, it's not great, but it's alright." I won't begrudge anyone who thinks notably less of this 1999 film, but at least for my part, I think 'Final voyage' is passably worthwhile under the right circumstances, and that's all it needs to be.

The USS Britannic is off on a cruise in the South Pacific. On board her are the rich & famous and most of all jewelry and money. But where there is money, there are those looking to take what they can get... ICE T plays the leader of a gang bent on robbing the ship once it is far enough out at sea. However, he doesn't count on a security guard (DYLAN WALSH) interfering with his plans. He also doesn't count on structural flaws in the ship which cause it to take on sea water. The film feels like a Made-for-TV film, but the action is passable enough and the dialogue so-so. Ice T's performance as the chief villain is a little over the top, but okay. Walsh's performance as the hero just lets everybody know that you don't have to be Van Damme, Schwarzenegger, Bernhardt or Daniels etc. to be the good guy. Overall, a passable film. If you spent the $7-$8 to see Speed 2...spend the $1-$2 rental fee and see this! You might be surprised.

Firstly the fact they had to steal scenes from another film to make it look good speaks a lot. I found the acting to be terrible and not up to much. It was cheesy and the script was not good either and didn't mix with the Action. It's a shame because I think Dylan Walsh is a pretty good actor but just not her he was flat and that same thing goes for ice t who is also not bad but seeing him as a villian seemed off and not really in his nature. Walsh is demoted to a cruise ship looking after a young woman after endangering people on a plane, but supposed modern day pirates want what's in the vault. It's just lacklustre this film and I feel it could've been likable but sadly it didn't come to anything.

This movie is poorly made, and also has nothing fresh or new to add. This movie was already done, and better i might add, in both Under Siege and Speed 2.

I also think Ice-T should never act in a movie again, if you can call what he does acting.