Air Force One . Tucson Weekly . 08-11-97

Air Force One

DIRECTED BY: Wolfgang Petersen

REVIEWED: 08-11-97

A high-octane blend of action and patriotism fuel this predictable, average action flick. Harrison Ford plays one really worried looking Commander-in-Chief, scheming with all his nation-building smarts to save his family and staff from the clutches of savage terrorists. They don't believe in the sanctity of human life! They speak English with Russian accents! There are problems with fuel, problems with parachutes, guns, explosions--you know the drill. Gary Oldman, as the rat-like terrorist leader, is actually sort of charming; but Air Force One lacks the ingenuity and humor that sometimes make this kind of movie fun. Or, imagine Speed in the air, with Keanu Reeves as President.

--Richter

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