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It's Die Hard on a plane in this action thriller, starring Wesley Snipes as an anti-terrorist specialist whose early retirement is interrupted when his flight is overtaken by a bloodthirsty villain (Bruce Payne). Watching this at home is pretty much an excuse to order pizza and kick back, as the familiar rhythms of maverick-cop-versus-international-criminal take over and nothing new or fresh in the formula emerges. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as a gun-wielding, junior terrorist, which is fun simply for being unexpected. The release includes optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, Dolby sound, production notes and optional English, French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Of all the Die Hard clones there has been, and there have been many, Passenger 57 may just be the worst. The story follows Wesley Snipes' airline security expert John Cutter, who whilst undertaking a flight to L.A. gets embroiled in a hostage takeover led by evil bad man with a troubled childhood, Charles Rane. Cue quips, kicks and death defying tricks as Cutter strikes one for the good guys. Kevin Hooks' film works well enough on a very basic actioner level, due in the main to Snipes. Snipes was six years away from his signature role in Blade, and for sure he is a bona fide action star. As evidenced here, where he has the charisma and body motions to carry the film thru its turgid script. A script that smacks of the writers sitting round a table and suggesting they put Snipes in a number of tricky situations as an excuse for him to beat the crappola out of everyone. Oh lets not forget the forced love story waiting to happen as well .
It's just a lazy film that is the cash in that many realised it was on its release. Bruce Payne manfully tries to make the unbalanced Charles Rane truly evil, but doesn't succeed. Liz Hurley, goddess of womanhood that she is, looks uncomfortable holding a gun, while leading lady Alex Datcher is hopelessly out of her depth. Youthful looking Tom Sizemore and Bruce Greenwood also appear, but both are throwaway characters that you end up wishing we had had more of. Stanley Clarke's score is abysmal, it's the sort of score one expects to hear in a soft core porno movie. You know the kind where the protagonists are making love but they still have their underwear on! Yes that kind. Poor plotting, poor scripting and just about poor in technical execution. I don't ask much of the action genre, I really don't, but at least give the film some soul from which to entertain the popcorn masses. 3/10 for Snipes' fighting and Liz Hurley's legs.
It's just a lazy film that is the cash in that many realised it was on its release. Bruce Payne manfully tries to make the unbalanced Charles Rane truly evil, but doesn't succeed. Liz Hurley, goddess of womanhood that she is, looks uncomfortable holding a gun, while leading lady Alex Datcher is hopelessly out of her depth. Youthful looking Tom Sizemore and Bruce Greenwood also appear, but both are throwaway characters that you end up wishing we had had more of. Stanley Clarke's score is abysmal, it's the sort of score one expects to hear in a soft core porno movie. You know the kind where the protagonists are making love but they still have their underwear on! Yes that kind. Poor plotting, poor scripting and just about poor in technical execution. I don't ask much of the action genre, I really don't, but at least give the film some soul from which to entertain the popcorn masses. 3/10 for Snipes' fighting and Liz Hurley's legs.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The big jet plane has been hijacked. It lands on a very small airfield. Dead bodies are being dropped from the front door of the plane onto the tarmac. People are being executed.
The local police chief turns from the horrifying scene and in a low growl, reminiscent of a scene from the Dukes of Hazzard, drawls into the camera - `Martha, make me one of your special coffees, it's gonna be a long day'.
Watching this film is like religion. You literally have to suspend your disbelief. All through it you are left wondering why. Why, for example, when the plane lands and is threatened with imminent total destruction, do the police authorities not immediately evacuate the local fair ground which, surprisingly, is less than 100m metres from the plane. The children play on, totally oblivious to the unfolding danger that they are in. They only become aware of the danger when the police are running through the fairground and the baddies are shooting everybody.
This is a bona fide, 100%, turkey on every level. Only watch it to marvel at the badness of it, and on that level it's absolutely hilarious.
The local police chief turns from the horrifying scene and in a low growl, reminiscent of a scene from the Dukes of Hazzard, drawls into the camera - `Martha, make me one of your special coffees, it's gonna be a long day'.
Watching this film is like religion. You literally have to suspend your disbelief. All through it you are left wondering why. Why, for example, when the plane lands and is threatened with imminent total destruction, do the police authorities not immediately evacuate the local fair ground which, surprisingly, is less than 100m metres from the plane. The children play on, totally oblivious to the unfolding danger that they are in. They only become aware of the danger when the police are running through the fairground and the baddies are shooting everybody.
This is a bona fide, 100%, turkey on every level. Only watch it to marvel at the badness of it, and on that level it's absolutely hilarious.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Passeger 57 was made in the wake of the successful Die Hard. This film is made with Die Hard 1 and 2 in mind. It also resembles other films which came later including Executive Decision, Con Air and Air Force One. All of these films have their good points and bad. Passenger 57 certainly does.
Passenger 57 good points- 1. Well staged action. 2.Wesley Snipes on good form. 3. A good Stanley Clarke music score 4. An early Liz Hurley role(playing a bad girl Xenia Onatop type).
Passenger 57 bad points 1. Between the action some awful cliche scenes. 2. Lots of cliches. 3. Tom sizemores in it. 4. Tom sizemores pointless part. 4. Boring cliche love interest.
Passenger 57 has dated bad. Its a film I remember enjoying a decade or so ago but now after watching it again I can't help but feel it's a bad unoriginal movie with no artistic merit. But then maybe with the exciting action scenes, charicature baddies and Wesley Snipes kicking butt, the film isn't so bad. Maybe.
Passenger 57 good points- 1. Well staged action. 2.Wesley Snipes on good form. 3. A good Stanley Clarke music score 4. An early Liz Hurley role(playing a bad girl Xenia Onatop type).
Passenger 57 bad points 1. Between the action some awful cliche scenes. 2. Lots of cliches. 3. Tom sizemores in it. 4. Tom sizemores pointless part. 4. Boring cliche love interest.
Passenger 57 has dated bad. Its a film I remember enjoying a decade or so ago but now after watching it again I can't help but feel it's a bad unoriginal movie with no artistic merit. But then maybe with the exciting action scenes, charicature baddies and Wesley Snipes kicking butt, the film isn't so bad. Maybe.
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Passenger 57
I found the film about average not one of his best films made by him, I would rather have rented it than buy it
Published 8 days ago by rudispurs
Loved it but how is this like Die Hard ?
Okay in the above reviews more than one of them try to say this is a Die Hard clone & I ask did you see the same movie I did as should you have then apart from them being at an... Read more
Published 6 months ago by ANDREW1971
It's passable.
Passenger 57 came out shortly after Die Hard 1&2 so it will always be compared to those like many other imitators have been and will continue to be. Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Climo
Simply Awful
This was on TV last night, with nothing better to watch I decided to give it a go. Everything about this film was awful, the acting, continuity lapses - some major technical... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Nigel S Jones
A kicker of a hijacking action movie
Wesley Snipes is perfectly cast in this as a reluctant security consultant with lethal skills who finds himself trapped on a hijacked plane when Bruce Payne's vicious terrorist... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Benminx
Should'nt get off the ground
This has got to be one of the worst films of all time. I enjoy a good action movie but this is definately not one. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2007 by David Ward
Die Hard Brother Version
his is a good film to watch if you need to kill 90 minutes. It does'nt require much thinking, its just a mindless shoot em up action thriller. Read more
Published on 1 May 2007 by Jay
Good Enough to Watch
I Have seen this Film Many times on Channel 5 still think its a great watch if your into the sort of thing like this Hijacked passenger jets then this is certainly a film to watch... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2005
Appalling, Dreadful and Appalling again
I would have given this film 1 star but it's not bad enough to be good. It's just naff in a way that Wesley Snipes pyjama bottoms, worn without a shred of explanation, can only... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2005 by Mr. Owen R. Dowling
Snipes at his best
Wesley snipes plays the good guy.This film is about a mid air hijack ,a fast paced action packed film .A must for all snipes fans
Published on 30 Dec 2000
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