Air Force One (1997)
Directed by Wolfgang Peterson
Starring Harrison Ford, Gary Goldman, Wendy Crewson, William Macy and Dean Stockwell
125 minutes
Sometimes it’s good to watch a stupid action movie when you don’t want to think too much.
Last night I chose to watch Air Force One starring Harrison Ford as the President of the United States. I don’t think I have to go into too many details about the plot.
A bunch of terrorists hijack Air Force One. The President stays on board and takes on the bad guys which include Gary Olson as the head of the evil commie hijackers. The good guys win at the end.
Well, I think I summed up the movie well enough.
Harrison Ford does a good job though it’s hardly believable that a middle aged President can take on tough bad guys so well in one on one combat. Well, he’s got lots of guts. Throughout the movie he’s a devoted father and husband. You’ve gotta love the one liner delivered by Ford towards the end of the movie, “Get off my plane!” Groan....
Gary Oldman is exceptionally entertaining in this movie. Oh ho ho... he sure knows how to scare those hostages.
The director Wolfgang Peterson does a good job with the brainless script. There’s a limit to how you can film on a plane but he manages to keep things interesting.
Towards the end the President kisses and hugs his wife a little too much. They probably could’ve saved William H. Macy’s character’s life if they hadn’t wasted so much time hugging and kissing...
I don’t think I’m going to watch this movie again but it had enough action to keep me awake for the full two hours. I’d give it 3 stars out of 5.
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