Movie Review - "Air Force One" 07/25/97

This is a movie review for "Air Force One" released July 25, 1997. Watched this on a VHS.



Trailer:

Cast:
Harrison Ford ("Star Wars" film franchise 1977/1980/1983/2015 as Han Solo, "Indiana Jones" film franchise 1981/1984/1989/2008 as Indiana Jones) -  President James Marshall
Gary Oldman ("Harry Potter" film franchise 2004/2005/2011 as Sirius Black, "Batman" film franchise 2005/2008/2012 as Commissioner James Gordon) - Ivan Korshunov
Glenn Close ("Fatal Attraction" (1987) Alex Forrest, "101 Dalmatians" (1996) Cruella de Vil) - Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Wendy Crewson ("The Santa Clause" (1994) Laura Calvin Miller, "Bicentennial Man" (1999) 'Ma'am' Martin) - Grace Marshall
Liesel Matthews ("A Little Princess" (1995) Sara Crewe, "Blast" (2000) Ears) - Alice Marshall
Paul Guilfoyle  ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (TV Series, 2000-2014) Captain Jim Brass, "Amistad" (1997) Attorney) -   Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd
Xander Berkeley ("Gattaca" (1997) Dr. Lamar, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) Todd Voight) -  Agent Gibbs
William H. Macy ("Fargo" (1996) Jerry Lundegaard, "Pleasantville" (1998) George Parker) - Major Caldwell
Dean Stockwell ("The Langoliers" (TV Mini-Series, 1995) Bob Jenkins, "Blue Velvet" (1986) Ben) -     Defense Secretary Walter Dean






Plot:
The President of the United States of America, in Moscow Russia, states that they will not negotiate with terrorists. He, his family, his staff, and some media crew board Air Force One. However, terrorists boarded under the pretense of being media crew. With help of a dirty Secret Service man, the terrorists take over Air Force One to get to the President. Can the President save his family, and as many as he can on board, without negotiating with terrorists?






Criteria:
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around – characters, music, theme, storyline, etc.

3.5/5 - This movie was very interesting to watch. One maneuver by the plane seemed unreasonable, that maybe the tail would have dug into the ground instead of simply lifting unscathed off of the tarmac. The other thing that I disliked was the way that *SPOILERS* the plane broke up at the end of the movie. I know that you wouldn't be able to actually destroy Air Force One but seriously that sequence looks way computerized. >.>
A good movie. If you like Harrison Ford, watch this. It has action, like he is known for, and promotes good family morals.