Oh the nineties

Rating: 5/10 (13 January 2020)

Con Air really coins the term "stupid action blockbuster".
It is held together by great cast (performances) and insane action. It is stupid, but it's still somewhat entertaining and childishly romantic.
While it's clearly not going to top any 90ties action lists, it is still watchable (or re-watchable if you saw it as a kid or young adult in the 90ties).
Obviously the plot is full of holes, but it's sufficient for an action film (especially a 90ties one). The only distracting or rather confusing thing was the teleportation and insane continuity errors. It's like Schrödinger's cat, when our characters are not on screen they disappear from their relative position and re-appear when we start looking. Nobody is anywhere consistently and this provides for some funny situations.
It was also very weird for me to see Cage as a ripped action hero and for me he looks kinda comical in these roles (like in Face/Off, same year). If you want to be entertained, to immerse yourself in the 90ties and have a good laugh - you're welcome to watch Con Air. Not the best one of the 90ties by far, but a tolerable action ride.