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Air Force One (1997)
78 %
Reviews Counted: 49 Fresh: 38 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis:
President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is one of the most respected leaders in the history of America. When Kazakhstanian separatists commit atrocities on their own people, Marshall authorizes a guerrilla mission to take their leader, General Radek (Jürgen Prochnow), into custody and... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith, Joel McNeely
Producer: Marc Abraham, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Gil Gagnon, Gail Katz, Peter Kohn, David Lester, Mary Montiforte, Wolfgang Petersen, Jonathan Shestack, Michael Sweeney
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith, Joel McNeely
Producer: Marc Abraham, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Gil Gagnon, Gail Katz, Peter Kohn, David Lester, Mary Montiforte, Wolfgang Petersen, Jonathan Shestack, Michael Sweeney
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Top Critic
when it is served up with such pulpy panache, old-fashioned expertise and a hero so easy to root for
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Top Critic As the familiar cat-and-mouse plot unfolded, I let myself enjoy the unapologetic masculine thrills.
07/23/07 06:46 AM
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04/09/05 03:43 AM
It's embarrassing to see [Ford] hanging by a thread ... behind his own 747. No image better fits the fragile state of his [career] at this point... he's losing his grip.
12/06/04 05:11 PM
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05/22/03 05:16 PM
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10/15/02 08:26 AM
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09/10/02 08:26 AM
Unfortunately, as the film winds to a close, claustrophobic tension once again gives way to overblown digital effects and set pieces.
06/05/02 08:20 AM
...it flies on and on until its power to hold us simply peters out.
04/12/02 08:18 AM
Top Critic
Moments of silliness are more than balanced by Petersen’s extraordinary ability to keep this movie flight-worthy, Ford’s almost-executive presence and an outstanding performance from Oldman.
01/22/02 08:16 AM
With any expectations of real-life adventure safely out of mind, you can relish 1997’s megahit "Air Force One" as one heck of a joy ride.
10/17/01 04:48 PM
Non-action movie fans will enjoy it, patriots will enjoy it, and Harrison Ford fans will enjoy it
06/14/01 07:49 PM
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