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First, Michelle Johnson, an amateur at the time of casting, is PERFECTLY cast as Jennifer, every guy's fantasy become reality, for the befuddled, frustrated middle-aged Matthew Hollis, well played by the great Michael Caine and his oversized glasses. She is gorgeous beyond belief and her lack of acting experience translates well into a doe-eyed innocence necessary for the role of the teenage temptress.

However, after almost 90 minutes of farcical and (for the 2020s) highly inappropriate antics, Valerie Harper shows up late in the film as Matthew's wife, and while she is no angel herself, insists that she and Matthew power through despite hers and his failings. That is the real message. As Elvis once sang, true love travels on a gravel road.

Also, a pre-Brat Pack Demi Moore does a great job as Matthew's disapproving daughter.

Worth a watch on the free services offering it, especially if you are a Gen Xer.

I never saw it in the cinema nor during its many TNT showings, but finally caught Under Siege on Tubi. One of the last 80s-style movies, made in 1992, it is a fine entry into the shoot-'em-up action genre. Using a plot that borrows heavily from Die Hard, except on a ship, Segal is surprisingly understated as he assesses the situation and takes action, Jones hams it up effectively as he always does as the brains behind the bad guy operation, and Busey is typically weird as an XO gone bad. Finally, Erika Eleniak is hot, hot, hot as a past Playmate (in the movie and in real life) whose experience extends far beyond the job description of jumping out of a cake.

Peter Falk drums up one last honest effort as Columbo, using determination, guile, and a bit of luck to bring down two more hapless killers. While the episode is almost 20 years old at this point, it has a modern feel and it's refreshing to see that his bumbling act translated well into the 21st century.

A young Matthew Rhys, matched with Jennifer Sky, plays a character not too dissimilar to his Philip Jennings in "The Americans", someone who doesn't like to kill, but must because of duty to his country, himself or those he loves. If only Stan Beeman was as perceptive as Lt. Columbo.