Stephen Baldwin plays a customs agent who, during his down time, develops an interest in competitive skydiving. Then a lightbulb goes on over his head: he's sure that the drug smugglers whom he's been pursuing are skydivers themselves. While he works, and works hard, to be an integral part of his team, he has to weigh loyalty to his new friends (including Tom Berenger as "Red Line") vs. His job responsibilities.
Highly reminiscent of both "Point Break" and "Drop Zone", this did mark a rare directorial effort for Guy Manos, himself a veteran stuntman and champion skydiver. It really works better as a promotion for the sport - complete with camaraderie among the team members, their life philosophies, and their colorful personalities - than as a movie. As a movie, it's just alright; the viewer will likely feel like they've seen much of this before (even if the subplot about pursuing drug runners seems perfunctory). But the various aerial stunts & aerial photography ARE first-rate, and will get some viewers' blood pumping.
The cast has been better utilized in other things, but they do a decent job here. The cast is rounded out with other familiar faces like Maxine Bahns ("The Brothers McMullen"), basketball star Dennis Rodman ("Simon Sez"), Ron Silver ("Reversal of Fortune"), Adam Wylie ('Picket Fences'), Thomas Ian Nicholas (the "American Pie" series), Phillip Glasser ("Poolhall Junkies"), and Casper Van Dien ("Starship Troopers") as a military man who's a member of the Army's own Golden Knights parachute team. Berenger fares best as the hard-driving leader of Air Miami, a man dedicated to living a certain lifestyle.
Overall, this is pretty predictable, but at least it remains watchable for 104 minutes.
Five out of 10.
Highly reminiscent of both "Point Break" and "Drop Zone", this did mark a rare directorial effort for Guy Manos, himself a veteran stuntman and champion skydiver. It really works better as a promotion for the sport - complete with camaraderie among the team members, their life philosophies, and their colorful personalities - than as a movie. As a movie, it's just alright; the viewer will likely feel like they've seen much of this before (even if the subplot about pursuing drug runners seems perfunctory). But the various aerial stunts & aerial photography ARE first-rate, and will get some viewers' blood pumping.
The cast has been better utilized in other things, but they do a decent job here. The cast is rounded out with other familiar faces like Maxine Bahns ("The Brothers McMullen"), basketball star Dennis Rodman ("Simon Sez"), Ron Silver ("Reversal of Fortune"), Adam Wylie ('Picket Fences'), Thomas Ian Nicholas (the "American Pie" series), Phillip Glasser ("Poolhall Junkies"), and Casper Van Dien ("Starship Troopers") as a military man who's a member of the Army's own Golden Knights parachute team. Berenger fares best as the hard-driving leader of Air Miami, a man dedicated to living a certain lifestyle.
Overall, this is pretty predictable, but at least it remains watchable for 104 minutes.
Five out of 10.