Con Air
by Simon West
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Actor: John Cusack, John Malkovich, Nick Chinlund, Nicolas Cage, Ving RhamesDirector: Simon West
Brand: CON
Producer: Chad Oman
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer: Jim Kouf
Producer: Jonathan Hensleigh
Producer: Kenny Bates
Producer: Lynn Bigelow
Writer: Scott Rosenberg
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-03-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Movie Reviews of Con Air
Movie Review: Perhaps the most awesome B-movie of all time. (3.5/5 Stars)
Summary: 3 Stars
Synopsis: Cameron Poe (Nicholas Cage) is sent to jail for manslaughter and misses the birth and development of his daughter. He's set to get out and see his daughter for her birthday on July 14th. However, the only way he can get back is through taking a prisoner ship with all of the baddest criminals in the system, including Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones (Ving Rhames), Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich), Joe "Pinball" Parker (Dave Chappelle), and feared serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi). All goes well until the bad guys hijack the flight and take control. It's up to Cameron Poe to go against the odds and take matter into his own hands so he can see his daughter on her birthday. John Cusack and Colm Meaney appear as U.S. Marshall Vince Larkin DEA Agent Duncan Malloy, respectively.
Alright so lets take a look at what this movie has:
- An incredibly awesome cast, check.
- Some of the greatest special effects committed to tape, check.
- An excellent score which was worthy of an Oscar nomination, check.
- A story line that's even remotely realistic or unpredictable... darn, knew it dropped off somewhere.
Truthfully, that's what killed the possibility of me wanting to give it a higher score than what I did. I know that most action films are supposed to defy the laws of logic, but once Nicolas Cage's character was like "I'm gonna show you God does exist" and walks through a wall of gunfire with professional criminals shooting at him, you really can't help but think "Seriously? Seriously?! SERIOUSLY?!?!"
Be that as it may, there was still a lot about the movie to love and it was mostly the cast they had surrounded themselves with. I mean, Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Dave Chappelle, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi... these are some of the greatest performers for their respective genres and it's remarkable that such an ensemble cast was put together for an action film. Throw in some excellent support from Monica Potter, Danny Trejo, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, and Rachel Ticotin and you've got an effort that the performers should be proud of. Oh, and the special effects and music makes the ride worth it, too.
I consider this movie more of a guilty pleasure than a top film, but I've seen it in theaters and at home so I will consider myself a fan. I recommend it for someone who wants to check out a fun action movie.
Summary of Con Air
From the hit-making producer of THE ROCK and CRIMSON TIDE comes the hard-hitting blockbuster CON AIR, starring Academy Award(R)-winner Nicolas Cage (LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Best Actor,1995), John Cusack (GROSSE POINTE BLANK), and John Malkovich (IN THE LINE OF FIRE)! A prison parolee (Cage) -- on his way to freedom -- faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country ... led by the infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich)! Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive high-flying action soars to new heights ... and delivers high-caliber motion picture entertainment!Con Air is proof that the slick, absurdly overblown action formula of Hollywood mega-producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Crimson Tide) lives on, even after Simpson's druggy death. (Read Charles Fleming's expos?, High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess, for more about that.) Nicolas Cage, sporting a disconcerting mane of hair, is a wrongly convicted prisoner on a transport plane with a bunch of infamously psychopathic criminals, including head creep Cyrus the Virus (John Malkovich), black militant Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), and serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi, making the most of his pallid, rodent-like qualities). Naturally, the convicts take over the plane; meanwhile, on the ground, a U.S. marshal (John Cusack) and a DEA agent (Colm Meaney) try to figure out what to do. As is the postmodern way, the movie displays a self-consciously ironic awareness that its story and characters are really just excuses for a high-tech cinematic thrill ride. Best idea: the filmmakers persuaded the owners of the legendary Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to let them help out with the structure's demolition by crashing their plane into it. --Jim Emerson
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