pulling a "con" of sorts

Rating: 5/10 (19 April 2006)

Mostly, "Con Air" is your typical action flick: a good guy gets put with a bevy of bad guys, and when the latter take over, it's up to the good guy to save the day. I figure that overall, the concept is actually pretty stupid. Still, Nicolas Cage manages to do some neat things with his role. I think that my favorite part was actually the car's license plate (I wonder whether you can actually get that written on a license plate).
Maybe this movie is nothing special. It's a good, fun way to kill time, even if it seems quite improbable. Also starring John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Colm Meaney, Rachel Ticotin, Dave Chappelle, Mykelti Williamson, Danny Trejo and Monica Potter.