Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Smoreni Zmaj Steel has 2 on IMDb, 12% on RT and all reviews I came across are terribly bad. If I believed everything I read on net I would miss hour and a half of good entertainment. Movie sure isn't Oscar material, but to call it the worst movie of 1997 or the worst DC movie ever is very unfair. It has average story, typical for vigilante vs villain comic-book adaptation. References and one- liners are bit cheesy but in place for this kind of movie. Special effects are far from great, but decent enough for 90's. Actors and their performances, as everything else in this movie are totally OK, on level with better TV movies. The only real flaw of this movie is fact that O'Neal is bad actor, or more precisely, not actor at all. But at the other hand, he's not worse than Schwarzenegger, or Hulk Hogan, or Van Damme, and I don't see it's stopped them for making dozens of pretty successful movies. And however bad Shaquille might be, he has the cutest sidekick ever. Sparky stole the movie. I can not praise this movie cause it's really nothing special, bit it's not especially bad either. And it's surely is extremely entertaining.6/10

vbites I actually liked this movie (as did my kids). Surprised by the vitriolic reviews. I found Steel to be a campy, playful movie. Nobody took themselves seriously and just had fun with it. The kids loved Shaq....found him a big, endearing sweet guy. I guess if you were expecting a pricey high tech, serious super hero movie, you'd be disappointed. This is a warm hearted superhero spoof. Lighten up and enjoy!

ZachRomero I recommend the film Steel. Let me explain: I'm in my mid 20s. Back in the day, back in 1997 we didn't have your high falutin Dark Knights, hell, our Batman was 1997s blockbuster success but lame even for a first grader Batman and Robin (which actually should have been titled "Batman and Robin and Batgirl"). Steel was, to a seven 7 year old, better, yes BETTER than BATMAN. WHY? Because Batman had Robin. Steel had a hammer that shot a lasergun. Batman had that old fuddy duddy Alfred. Steel had SHAFT. Batman had glow in the dark gangstas of uncertain ethnicity. Steel had, according to Warner Brothers and auteur writer director Kenneth Johnson himself: "To aid with the urban aspects of the dialog Johnson took a copy of the script to South Central Los Angeles and spent a day with a group of kids to ensure that the language of some of the characters was more believable". Batman had respectable actor George Clooney and his awesome chin. Steel had athelete, health-advocate, successful gangsta rapper (and minor comedic actor) Shaquille O'Neal, known to the world as SHAQ! By the way, Shaq is a NYPD POLICE DETECTIVE IN REAL LIFE, which probably added to his nuances in his performance as the modern day knight in shining armor John Henry Irons, (THE FIRST IRON MAN?) STEEL! (steel) STEEL! YOURSELF. (yourself)Peace out.

megaparrot I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I know that it didn't follow the story of steel from the comic books, but I didn't care. This movie had a very good message. As big and bad as steel was his friends and the community supported him and this is really what made him a hero. I enjoy watching Shaq. He is a good human being on and off the basketball court, and I enjoy this movie every time I see it. When I first saw the advertisements I thought it wouldn't be very good because it didn't following the the story from the comic books, but I realized there's nothing that says they should. The tools that Steel uses are inventive and clever. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys action movies not just fans of Steel from the comic books. :).