Air Force One
Air Force One
Communist radicals led by Ivan Korshunov hijack Air Force One with US President James Marshall and his family on board. Vice President Kathryn Bennett negotiates from Washington D.C., while Marshall fights to rescue the hostages on board.
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedJanuary 26, 2025
Harrison Ford plays the president who boards his luxury jet, Air Force One, expecting a routine flight back to DC watching the game on tv. But that all goes out of the window the moment Gary Oldman (who delivers an awesome performance) pulls out some guns and hijacks the plane. The action starts within the first fifteen minutes and from then on its a constant game of cat and mouse in which Ford, who plays the POTUS brilliantly, attempts to save his family and all those on board from Oldman and his friends who want to release a terrorist from prison. The supporting cast is rife with talent: Glenn Close as the VP, Paul Guilfoyle, William H Macy, Wendy Crewson all deliver top performances.
Wolfgang Petersen, though not the most unique or innovative of directors directs the film well and delivers tension and action in equal measures. The script is slick and well written and for two hours the pace doesn't slow.
Overall, air force one is a brilliantly acted, tense, action packed thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Harriso