Fantastic last half

Rating: 7/10 (17 July 1999)

My Age: 13
Cameron Poe, played by Nicolas Cage, a former US ranger, is being released from jail. He went there for murdering a man while defending his wife. The fastest way to get home to his wife and child is if he takes a plane filled with some of the worst criminals which ever lived. The worst of the worst, Cyrus the Virus, played by John Malkovich, leads the criminals in taking control of the plane, so that they can live the rest of their lives in freedom. Cameron must stop them. Helping on the ground is US Marshal Vince Larkin, played by John Cusack.
The first half of this film is fairly good, but after the plane lands at Lerner airfield, this movie really kicks into full swing. The criminals are very well thought out, as are the rest of the characters. Acting from the 3 main leads is very good, but some of the others are fairly ordinary. Action is dynamic and fantastic in the last half, though in the first half it seems too rushed. With an incredible ending climax, Con Air will definitely please action fans.
Australian Classification: MA 15+: Medium Level Violence
Rating: 88 out of 100