Con Air
Ok. So this isn’t the first time I’ve opened up by my active dislike of Nic Cage and it will not be my last. Sure, he may perforate some of my heinous guilty pleasure movies and be an active ingredient alongside Gerard Butler in the stale treat categories Nic Cage used to be a good and respected actor though. Having promise, there was a point in his history where he started to cave in like the epitome of his last name. The line, I like to call it, is the Con Air line. See with roughly two exceptions to it, I love every movie up until this 1997 guilty treasure and hate most afterwards.
Perhaps it’s this action packed crazed fest that set Cage into a frenzy. Maybe it was the lack of cabin pressure. Needless to say, this frolicking piece of cinema is genius in some ways, terrible in others.
Con Air centres on upheaving a bunch of rowdy convicts to take them to a new prison on a place (hence, the title.) Cameron Poe is a father who has been incarcerated for killing a man during fist fight. Nearing to the end of his sentence, he is hopefully to get through this journey with his long luscious locks and a bunny rabbit for his daughter who he is finally seeing. However, dangerous inmate Cyrus Grissom known as Cyrus the Virus because the American judiciary system is well adjusted with its poetry, is going to use the flight to escape. Poe and the air police are the only men to stop them.
Why Is It Bad?
Jesus looking Cage is muscle bound action hero in this cheesy flick. It is super cheesy. So cheesy, in fact, that if you go to supermarket and find yourself in the dairy and curds section, you will find Con Air cheesy straight from the Las Vegas strip. You know exactly what is going to happen and what lines will be said, dialogue that is stuffed with every mumbling cliché that, at one point, you can hear the lines straight from the Action Movies for Dummies book which Hollywood has in store when they want to trot out films to earn big bucks.
Why Is It Good?
It’s just so gooooooooooood. It may be a mindless action flick but director Simon West has injected it with intense tension and characters that you can really invest in. Poe is a genuine hero here and instantly relate to his story plumed up by the charisma of Cage in an unforgettable role. Playing alongside him is a whole host of actors who do the film just including John Cussack as the U.s Marshall Vince Larkin. Not to mention, John Malkovich is, as always, terrifying as Cryus and is a villain that ensnares everyone into fright. There is real drama here that feels exciting despite the, sometimes, hammed up plot.
Con Air is a decent flick that demands your attention because you can adjust your seats, lean back and enjoy the ride. While it may have turbulence in places, it still gets you to your destination in one piece and allows you to be thoroughly entertained which is something you all need from a movie like this.
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