 This is one of the few Steven Seagal films to be certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, along with "Executive Decision" and "Machete", being called ""Die Hard" on a battleship" by film critics.It was also the only Seagal movie to receive an Academy Award nomination, earning two nominations for Best Sound Effects Editing (John Leveque and Bruce Stambler) and for Best Sound (Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Rick Hart and Scott D. Smith).It did not win in either category.