Directed by:
Wolfgang PetersenScreenplay:
Andrew W. MarloweCinematography:
Michael BallhausCast:
Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Paul Guilfoyle, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Tom Everett, Jürgen Prochnow (more)Plots(1)
Aboard the presidential plane - the most heavily guarded aircraft in the world - President Marshall (Harrison Ford) is returning home with his wife, daughter and a planeload of top government officials. But no sooner have they lifted off when the plane is hijacked by Communist radicals, led by the ruthless terrorist Korshunov (Gary Oldman). Unless his country's imprisoned dictator is freed, Korshunov will start killing passengers. Now, the most protected man in the world must take responsibility himself for the safety of all onboard and the future of the free world! (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
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Wolfgang Petersen forgot about his masterpieces Das Boot and The Neverending Story and made a stupid film that even Emmerich would be ashamed of.
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My guilty pleasure. As a director, I like Wolfgang Petersen. Whether its The NeverEnding Story, the raw atmosphere in Das Boot, or this action-packed "American" adventure. I just love Harrison Ford with his unconventional president and action hero in one. And I also love the attractive vicissitudes of the hijacked presidential plane. Nothing more than a classic American "we're the best and they're all at our throats", but it's filmed quite well and watchable. A representative of its genre with everything it should have. I like it!
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Try to find a wannabe blockbuster with more clichés than Air Force One. Impossible, right? And yet (or maybe because of it), I actually liked it. I’m not going to say anything else about it, it’s one of my biggest guilty pleasures.
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If we overlook the fact that this story of a heroic president (and former soldier) is very far-fetched and spiced up with a proper dose of patriotism and heroism, it is a relatively high-quality film with exceptionally realistic action scenes. Harrison Ford doesn’t strain himself too much in his role, but Gary Oldman had his rough Russian accent intricately polished – unbelievably so. And it was precisely him who dominated the acting. It is entertaining and thrilling as well, just needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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I don't mind American patriotism in other movies (Independence Day, The Patriot, Armageddon...), so why should I mind it here? Harrison Ford is perfect as the heroic president, Gary Oldman is a beautifully cold villain... I think Petersen made a solid action entertainer (even with somewhat realistic-looking aerial scenes) that one has to watch with a bit of detachment to enjoy. Four pure stars, I love this movie. So what? Oh, and the roaring, addictive soundtrack is by the master Goldsmith, so there's nothing to worry about there either. "Get off my plane!"
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