Cage gets the part's heroism.
But it also knows how to make fun of itself. The movie, which includes a wild chase and plane crash on Las Vegas' strip is way over the top on every level, but amusingly so. Poe, an ex-Army Ranger hero didn't even belong in jail. Eight years ago, in a tavern parking lot brawl, in self-defense he killed a thug who harassed his wife and pulled a knife. But the hijack intervenes, and Poe makes a heroic decision to stay aboard instead of joining a group to be let off at the first stop.