Action adventure starring Wesley Snipes. Terrorist Charles Rane is flying to stand trial in Los Angeles when his accomplices kill his guards and hijack the plane. However, they are unaware one of the world's top airline security experts is also on board.
Die Hard provided such a perfectly structured action-movie template that Hollywood has been reluctant to leave the idea alone; cue this silly but hugely enjoyable airborne thriller. Wesley Snipes plays the security expert who finds himself on the same aeroplane as obligatory British master criminal Bruce Payne, temporarily in police custody. Of course, Payne's henchmen have hitched a lift as well and when they duly free him, it's up to Snipes to save the day. Despite the hand-me-down plot and dialogue, director Kevin Hooks manages to wring the requisite suspense out of some expertly staged action set pieces. He is helped enormously by charismatic turns from Snipes and Payne, and a solid supporting cast that includes Tom Sizemore, Bruce Greenwood and a then little-known Elizabeth Hurley.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| John Cutter | Wesley Snipes |
| Charles Rane | Bruce Payne |
| Sly Delvecchio | Tom Sizemore |
| Marti Slayton | Alex Datcher |
| Stuart Ramsey | Bruce Greenwood |
| Dwight Henderson | Robert Hooks |
| Sabrina Ritchie | Elizabeth Hurley |
| Forget | Michael Horse |
| Vincent | Marc Macaulay |
| Chief Biggs | Ernie Lively |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin Hooks |
