An notorious terrorist has evaded seize for a very long time by being extraordinarily intelligent and ruthless. Issues get fascinating when he hijacks a aircraft carrying well-known safety knowledgeable John Cutter, who isn’t about to face for this form of factor.

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Movie Solid:

• John Cutter: Wesley Snipes
• Charles Rane: Bruce Payne
• Sly Delvecchio: Tom Sizemore
• Marti Slayton: Alex Datcher
• Stuart Ramsey: Bruce Greenwood
• Dwight Henderson: Robert Hooks
• Sabrina Ritchie: Elizabeth Hurley
• Overlook: Michael Horse
• Vincent: Marc Macaulay
• Chief Biggs: Ernie Vigorous
• Mrs. Edwards: Duchess Tomasello
• Matthew: William Edward Roberts
• Allen: James Quick
• Dr. Bauman: Joel Fogel
• Nurse: Jane McPherson
• Norman’s Mom: Lesa Thurman
• Safety Attendant: Kareen Germain
• Physician: Winston Bedford
• Surgical Receptionist: Lori Bedford
• Agent Claflin: Kent Lindsey
• SWAT Commander: Rand MacPherson
• Lawyer Phillips: Lou Bedford
• Lisa Cutter: Elena Ayala
• Headwaiter: Mike Speller
• Agent Manning: Michael H. Moss
• Agent Duncan: Jim McDonald
• Norman: Zachary McLemore
• Screaming Girl: Janet Elder
• Flight Attendant: Alicia Allred
• Captain Whitehurst: Frank Causey
• First Officer: Marty Connell
• Flight Engineer: Frank Hart
• Sly’s Assistant: Tom Nowicki
• Receptionist: Linda Vick
• Pistol Whipped Passenger: Robert Midden
• Frank Allen: Dennis Letts
• Nora Allen: Janis Benson
• Douglas: Gary Rorman
• Hostage Girl: Lindsey Diamond
• Helicopter Pilot: Dean Carlberg
• Cop #1: Brett Rice
• Retailer Maintain-up Man: Henry J. McGauley
• FBI Agent: Michael Conner
• Sharpshooter: Carl Cole
• Reporter #1: Jack Gibson
• Reporter #2: Lisa Capriani

Movie Crew:

• Producer: Dan Paulson
• Director of Pictures: Mark Irwin
• Story: Dan Gordon
• Director: Kevin Hooks
• Screenplay: David Loughery
• Producer: Lee Wealthy
• Producer: Dylan Sellers
• Authentic Music Composer: Stanley Clarke
• Editor: Richard Nord
• Govt Producer: Jonathan Sheinberg
• Co-Producer: Robert J. Anderson
• Story: Stewart Raffill
• Manufacturing Design: Jaymes Hinkle
• Casting: Shari Rhodes
• Costume Design: Brad R. Loman
• Stunt Coordinator: Glenn R. Wilder
• Stunts: Chick Bernhard

Film Evaluations:

• Per Gunnar Jonsson: This film is appropriate as 85 minutes of sunshine leisure however it actually by no means rises above mediocrity. The plot is unimaginative with all the standard parts. Terrorist is transported by FBI on industrial flight, terrorist escapes with the assistance of an insider on the aircraft, our hero will get arrested by bungling cops who errors him for a nasty man and naturally the compulsory soar off or on the aircraft whereas it’s transferring scenes. Yawn!
• Wesley Snipes efficiency is pretty much as good as one can anticipate of Wesley Snipes which in fact doesn’t assist elevate the film above mediocrity. The one character which stands above the remaining is the grasp terrorist performed by Bruce Payne. I fairly appreciated his cool, insane type of portraying his character.
• There are a number of semi-decent motion scenes splattered across the film which helps preserving the curiosity simply above the I’ll-read-a-book-instead degree. In any other case the film is an simply forgettable one. It’s fairly acceptable as 85 minutes of sunshine leisure however I might say that its comparatively brief size is certainly one of its optimistic traits.
• John Chard: Wesley Snipes vs The Rane Of Terror. Or ought to that be our Ache on the Terror?
• Of all of the Die Laborious clones there have been, and there have been many! Passenger 57 may be the worst. The story follows Wesley Snipes’ airline safety knowledgeable John Cutter, who while enterprise a flight to L.A. will get embroiled in a hostage takeover led by evil dangerous man with a troubled childhood, Charles Rane. Cue quips, kicks and loss of life defying methods as Cutter strikes one for the great guys. Kevin Hooks’ movie works nicely sufficient on a really fundamental actioner degree, due in the principle to Snipes. Snipes was six years away from his signature function in Blade, and for positive he’s a bona fide motion star. As evidenced right here, he has the charisma and physique motions to hold the movie via its turgid script. It’s a script that smacks of the writers sitting spherical a desk and suggesting they put Snipes in plenty of tough conditions and used that as an excuse for him to beat the crappola out of everybody. Oh and lets not neglect the pressured love story ready to occur as nicely.
• In the end it’s only a lazy movie that’s the money in that many realised it was upon its launch. Bruce Payne manfully tries to make the unbalanced Charles Rane actually evil, however doesn’t succeed. Liz Hurley, goddess of womanhood that she is, seems to be uncomfortable holding a gun, whereas main woman Alex Datcher is hopelessly out of her depth. Whereas the youthful trying Tom Sizemore and Bruce Greenwood additionally seem – however each are throwaway characters that you find yourself wishing we had had extra of. Stanley Clarke’s rating is abysmal, it’s the form of rating one expects to listen to in a tender core porno film – you realize the sort the place the protagonists are making love however they nonetheless have their underwear on! Sure that sort. Poor plotting, poor scripting and nearly poor in technical execution. I don’t ask a lot of the motion style, I actually don’t, however no less than give the movie some soul from which to entertain the popcorn lots. 3/10 for Snipes’ combating and Liz Hurley’s legs.