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Turbulence

Year: 1997
Classification: Thriller
Country: USA
Language: English

Directed:
- Robert Butler

Actors/Actresses:
- Lauren Holly
- Ray Liotta
- Brendan Gleeson

Good but unoriginal!

Does anyone else smell AIRPORT 1975 when watching this movie? I sure do. "Oh God there's no pilot! I'm a flight attendant who has to fly the plane." While a hole in the plane is replaced by a loose maniac (Ray Liotta) running around trying to kill attendant Lauren Holly throughout the movie, the movie does offer some good action. Good special effects and a somewhat good storyline kept me going. Airplane disaster movie fans will find it appeasing.

FLY THE UNFRIENDLY SKIES

TURBULENCE, directed by Robert Butler, is one of those escapist movies where you can't focus too much on the plot or the pure stupidity of the writers. Here's some thoughts:BR>THE SCRIPT: Does well, even though it's not hard to see from the beginning that Liotta's character is as evil as Elizondo's says he is---big problem, though: the writer has Lauren Holly doing some really stupid things, like leaving the cockpit, engaging in a conversation with her would-be killer, and frequently disregarding the people who are trying to land the plane! SCORE: 2BR>THE CAST: Ray Liotta goes over the top, but he's such a commanding actor that it works beautifully; Lauren Holly does well considering what the script does to her character; Rachel Ticoctin is warm and fuzzy as one of the flight navigators; Catherine Hicks (Child's Play) does a good job and doesn't deserve what happens to her, either; and Brendan Gleeson(28 Days Later) is vile as the prisoner who starts the whole mess. SCORE: 4BR>TECHNICALLY: Special fx are not overwhelming, but good; the scene where the plane crashes into the karaoke bar is stunning; the direction is fast-paced, but he should have strangled the writer; good sound editing. SCORE: 4
SUMMARY: Entertaining "Hollywood" movie; not as bad as some others felt.

Fasten your safety belt!

Here is one of those movies of the "terror at 35,000 feet" variety that is far more entertaining than the plot might indicate. It's good for a wild ride on a Friday night when you have idle time.
The film centers around a prison transport of two violent malefactors. The flight is coast-to-coast and there are barely any passengers. In addition to the 2 criminals are 4 U.S. Marshalls who serve as escorts. Unfortunately for the passengers and crew, the Marshalls turn out to be incompetent while the criminals are far more clever than they look.
What ensues is sheer chaos high above the clouds. To make matters worse, the plane is also going thru a violent thunderstorm (the special effects in this area alone are worth the cost of the DVD).
Ultimately, the biggest reason to watch this film is the cast. The dynamic Ray Liotta plays an enigmatic and ambiguous character that is difficult to place your finger on. The lovely Lauren Holly plays Bambi the flight attendant and the venerable Ben Cross portrays a righteous 747 pilot.
If you like movies such as EXECUTIVE DECISION, AIR FORCE ONE and the AIRPORT disaster movies of the 1970s, give this one a try. It belongs to the same genre and is at least as good as all of them.

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