Although this is listed in the filmography of Steven Seagal movies, this is **NOT** a Steven Seagal movie. His face appears on (some of) the theatrical posters used when the film was released but that was to add to the pull. _Executive Decision_ is a Kurt Russell movie. That's not a bad thing, but I always found it a bit misleading to promote Steven Seagal in this movie as his character plays very little more than (in the words of one review) _"almost an extended cameo…"_. Oddly enough, Seagal's name doesn't even appear in the opening credits (I rolled it back multiple to see if I had missed it.) due to his having quite an insignificant role in the movie. Kurt Russell played his role well (no surprise; he's usually great in almost anything he does) and the supporting cast pulled off their characters also. My biggest hangup with _Executive Decision_ is basically that it was far too long. They took a standard _"terrorists hijack American plane; elite squad of US military commandos boards the plane, kills the bad guys, defuse the bomb, and rescue everyone"_ unoriginal plot and stretched that sucker out like a Stretch Armstrong. The opening scene seems to have very little to do with the movie until you get to the conclusion of the movie…which was almost hilariously reminiscent of the 1980 satire movie _Airplane!_ with Leslie Nielsen. Indeed, I kept waiting for the inflatable co-pilot to suddenly appear with that cheesy grin on its face... Apart from being as slow as molasses in January, there was absolutely nothing original about this movie and like so many of its kind, it had plot holes big enough to fly Oceanic Airways Flight 323 through. For an all-around action movie, it was worth watching…provided you don't watch it with a cynical eye, like I did. Just be advised that, although his photo graces the poster and he _does_ appear in it, _Executive Decision_ is not a Steven Seagal movie. I don't regret watching it; it was fun, but once is plenty.