Turbulence . Tucson Weekly . 01-23-97

Turbulence

DIRECTED BY: Robert Butler

REVIEWED: 01-23-97

This movie does for scheming-serial-killer-on-airplane flicks what Jaws IV did for scheming-shark-in-the-Bahamas flicks, with at least as much panache. A tiresome Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly showpiece, it gives its audience about a smidgen more than they might have expected: glitzy special effects, perky Holly in her skimpy airline-regulation negligée, suave and cunning Liotta throwing out feeble one-liners, and many, many plot holes. (For example, the flight is for about a dozen people, yet the airline utilizes a 747; at a loss of, say, about 600 seats, it's no wonder so many of them are filing for Chapter 11). There are many wincing moments during the course of the film, including Liotta's touching explanation of his craft: "First I started with squirrels and birds, then I moved on to cats and women." Lest your jones for the genre remains unfilled after Turbulence, you still have the soon-to-be-released Con Air to look forward to. We lead a charmed life.

--Piers Marchant

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