Buckle Up

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2015)

Con Air was a simple enough movie in its plot. Some very dangerous criminals are being transported to an Alabama prison via a prison plane. The prisoners had other plans which amounted to hijacking the plane and going to a South American country with a no extradition policy. Poe (Nicolas Cage) wasn't ready to go along with that plan.
This movie was made in Nicolas Cage's heyday. He had come out with Leaving Las Vegas, The Rock, Con Air and Face Off all in a row. All solid movies. Con Air is truly a high octane action movie full of zingers and one-liners. It was pure mindless entertainment in a good way. Although I didn't realize it in '97 this movie had quite the all-star lineup. Cage, Malkovich, Cusack, Buscemi, Rhames, Chappelle, Trejo and even Mykelti Williamson who was Bubba Gump.
Forgetting Cage's TERRIBLE southern accent this was his chance to be a real action movie hero. He even got to show off his shredded physique. John Malkovich was excellent. He was made for the ranting psychotic role. And Chappelle was vintage Chappelle funny as heck. I count this among the memorable movies of the 90's and definitely one of Cage's better flicks.