Air Force One (1997)
8/10
Cheesy and obvious, but it's working.
16 February 2022
I cannot even understand myself, giving eight stars for this movie, 'Air Force One'. With Harrison Ford, it feels like Indiana Jones on the plane. Everything seems to work perfectly for hero's side with perfect timing. A president always makes morally right choices, and it sounds true that he tries to act God. A hero in this movie is such a flat character, screaming 'justice should be done' from the start to the end. On top of all, candlelight vigil scene really made me laugh. This movie stays on borderline of becoming so obvious and shabby. However, it works because of dynamic, intense, and entangled storyline. A main story happens on the plane, a president and his family trying to escape from the villain AND the crash. Political matter of releasing a dictator and a vice president handling the whole situation in White House strengthen the connection among all three different settings. With the help of music, 'Air Force One' succeeds in keeping on the edge of the seat, nervously waiting for next to happen.
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