THERE'S ONLY 2 PEOPLE I TRUST; ONE'S ME- THE OTHER'S NOT YOU

Rating: 9/10 (19 October 2002)

For action and entertainment, not too many movies each year deliver. "Con Air" is entertaining, which is one thing I expect a movie to do. Nick Cage and John Malkovich lead the way with catchy one liners and light-hearted drama. John Cusack also delivers a solid performance, and there is enough action and little twists to keep me interested for the entire movie. The dialogue is simple, yet clever throughout. One scene typifies the movie. Cage's character sees the plane he is on with a sports car accidentally hooked to the plane. He says rather calmly, "any other day, that might seem strange..." The ending is over the top with explosions and mayhem, which detracts a little from the entire movie. The director definately wanted Malkovich's character dead, and he over killed him. But, definately a entertaining movie.