Getaway Plane

Rating: Null/10 (3 July 2003)

Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) steps on the transfer plane after being released from prison. He is on his way to see his wife and daughter. He does not realize that this flight will take longer then expected. After take off, the other prisoners seize control of the plane and are on their way to a great escape. Poe, who is a free man, has no reason to escape. He also has to help a friend on the plane who needs his insulin or will die. He is left with the decision to help U.S. Marshall Vince Larkin (John Cusack) stop the prisoners and to help his friend who is dying. Con Air was directed by Simon West in 1997. He also directed such popular films as Laura Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and The General's Daughter (1999). In Con Air, West combines action with comedy. The film will be serious, and then out of nowhere a punch line will be thrown in for comedy. In this movie, the director tries to demonstrate that although someone may have a bad past that does not represent who he or she is. West shows this when Poe, an ex con, helps a friend who is sick and tries to stop other prisoners from escaping, when he does not have to. I feel the film is action packed and contains a little bit of everything. I like how most of the movie takes place on the plane. The only part that I did not find appealing was the ending because it seem far fetch and not possible at all.