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Harrison Ford
Gary Oldman
Glenn Close
Xander Berkeley
Wendy Crewson
Jürgen Prochnow

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When Russian terrorists take over Air Force One, the President (Harrison Ford) fakes his own escape in order to strike from hiding and save his family.

11/21/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Fun and action packed movie.

OK, if you're looking for something like The Godfather or Citizen Kane you've probably come to the wrong place. But you knew that going in. Air Force One is what it is, a typical big-budget Hollywood action thriller where the plot (such as it is) gets put on the back burner while a bunch of people get shot and a lot of things get blown up. This is not meant to be thought-provoking serious cinema. It's meant to be fun and in that it succeeds. As the movie begins President James Marshall, played by Harrison Ford, is flying home from Russia where he has just given a speech outlining America's policy of not negotiating with terrorists. And, oh sweet irony, his plane is immediately hijacked by terrorists. The hijackers, whose leader is played by the wonderfully sinister Gary Oldman, are Russia...

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4/4 

02/18/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

An Exciting Airplane Ride

I was pleasantly surprised by this film. I didn't think there would be that much action because the entire movie was set on a plane. I'm glad I was proven wrong. It's nice to see creativity in a genre that I'm not particularly fond of. I did think it was funny that Harrison Ford played a president that can kick terrorist ass. It made me think, "Hmm, I wish Bush was like that. If this Bush was Ford, he'll probably negotiate with the terrorists because his I.Q. just about equals a lower primate." Some of the stunts were really eye-popping and I was glued to the screen. But there is one major problem that I couldn't forgive: it's about two hours long and there was no good reason that it should. Some of the scenes in the beginning dragged and should've been cut out. Otherwise, it's a good fli...

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3/4