Diplomatic Siege (1999)

A computer expert (Peter Weller) is sent to the American embassy in Romania to dismantle an atomic bomb hidden in the embassy's bowels. He is surprised to find an old flame (Daryl Hannah) assigned to assist him but before they can dismantle the bomb, the embassy is taken over by terrorists who take 37 hostages and demand the release of a war criminal (Uwe Ochsenknecht). Directed by Gustavo Graef Marino, this film never received a theatrical release and went straight to the cable and home video markets. It's easy to see why. The plot is absolutely preposterous, the dialogue lame and a plot twist toward the end makes little sense. The movie's talented three leads (Tom Berenger as a military negotiator is the third) were hot in the 1980s with movies like ROBOCOP (Weller), SPLASH (Hannah) and THE BIG CHILL (Berenger) but by 1999, they were reduced to generic action programmers like this. Alas, we are also saddled with Weller's character's brat son (Jer Adrianne Lelliott, acting under her birth name of Jeremy Lelliott before she transitioned) who we're supposed to care about (we don't!). The action sequences are entertaining enough but the movie falls flat on its face during the quiet moments. With Brion James and Adrian Pintea.