Air Force One

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen Running Time: 2:04 Text Version

Is it really possible for Air Force One to be hijacked? If you can get past that question, then you're going to love Air Force One. For the record, the movie doesn't really answer how Air Force One got hijacked, it justs tells you it was done. Harrison Ford plays President Jim Mitchell. On his way back from Russia, his plane gets hijacked by a gang of nationalists led by Gary Oldman. They want their leader to be released from jail, and if he isn't released, one hostage every half-hour will be killed. I know it's hard to imagine how a two hour movie could take place exclusively on an airplane, but it works. Gary Oldman plays one hell of a bad guy. I liked his bad guy better than most because he is truly bad. If he says he's going to kill someone, he does it. None of this explaining his reasoning over and over again, none of this giving in to emotions and not killing someone, when he wants to, he puts a bullet in the back of someone's head. Harrison Ford as the President? Well, I had a hard time getting past that at first. Indiana Jones, Han Solo, as the President? Once I got past that, the movie was quite fun. It was non-stop action from beginning to end, literally. The scenes that took place outside the airplane, with the fighter planes, were very well done. A strong supporting cast, led by Glenn Close and Dean Stockwell round out the film. The movie also made you think, what is more important to you, your country or your family? I had my doubts about Air Force One, but it truly was a good movie.