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23 out of 28 people found the following comment useful :-
Good solid action flick. A must for Snipes fans., 2 settembre 2004

Author: Conan_The_Barbarian da Melbourne, Australia

Passenger 57 is an enjoyable and rather underrated action film. Although there is not too much of a storyline, the slick action scenes combined with some very good performances from Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne kept me entertained from start to finish.

While Passenger 57 offers nothing really new to the action genre, it does offer plenty of fast paced chaos and explosions and combined with some entertaining hand-to-hand combat skills by Snipes, it is certainly better than a lot of other standard action fares out there.

Snipes gives a very good performance as the lead and Bruce Payne is brilliant as the mentally unstable villain. The other cast are somewhat overshadowed by Snipes and Payne, but do an adequate enough job.

Overall I was very pleased by Passenger 57, so much so that it proudly belongs in my DVD collection. A very good choice for action fans and a must for Snipes fans. 8/10.

And don't forget...."Always bet on black!"

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
A great action movie, 27 marzo 2001

Author: Andrea (a.manchester@lycos.com) da Murfreesboro, TN

I remember seeing Passenger 57 when I was a freshman in high school and when I first saw it I loved it. Now nine years have past and I decided to buy it (huge Bruce Payne fan). I absolutely love this movie sure this movie parallels Die Hard II and you can find it highly predictable but I feel it does exactly what an action film is meant to do. The director, Hooke, provides adventure through incredible situations that are yes unbeliveable but still very cool. The viewer does not have to search for a hidden meaning or a morel message they just have to sit back and enjoy the ride. I suggest that if you are looking for a way to veg-out and relax this movie is perfect to watch.

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Stanley Clarke is a great film composer, 3 giugno 2000
Author: pwmoses da Motown, Philly

This film was the first time I've ever taken notice of Stanley Clarke's musical film composition skills. I think he saved this film, personally. His music was so cool and swinging, he made the film very enjoyable. I remember two scenes in particular: the flashback scene where Wesley Snipes character remembers how his girlfriend was killed, and when Wesley Snipes goes to the power meeting in the exclusive all-white restaurant in his red corvette. Very cool music makes very cool movie.

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12 out of 22 people found the following comment useful :-
die what?, 10 giugno 1999

Author: davideo-2 da Birmingham,England

Die Hard undeniably started the whole action craze off,but sadly,looks a little too unmodern for today's younger action audience. Well,here's an action adventure for the 90's.Wesley Snipes is perfectly cool and sharp as John Cutter,a big mouth former airline security specialist,still grieving over and blaming himself for his wife's death at the hand's of a crazed armed robber,who agrees to frontline a surprise at an airport his smarmy friend Sly Delvechio (Tom Sizemore)has arranged for him.Only,it turns out major international terrorist Charles Rane(Bruce Payne)has been put on board and,of course,hijacks it,only for Cutter to make a right nuisance out of himself. It's all rather implausible.Why do the feds not arrange for him to travel on a special aircraft,would you find a lawyer waiting unprotected in the cell of a psychotic,would renowned plastic surgeons not know a major terrorist if they saw one,if so,how come the federal agents below seem to know,would guns get past metal detectors in the airport,would people not be chasing away from the sight of a crashlanding aircraft,would there not be a better alternative than dumping the fuel,would you really be able to cling on to a plane wheel at that speed?Hell,would a sane agent arrange that as a surprise in the first place? Luckily,it runs in at a staggeringly short 80 minutes,has some occasionally interesting dialogue and is packed with explosive,thrilling action to make up for the leadenly wooden Elizabeth Hurley,who sounds gorgeous throughout.

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6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
"Die Hard" meets "Air Force One" minus the excitement, acting, fast pacing and flair for action..., 17 ottobre 2003
Author: MovieAddict2008 da UK

"Passenger 57" is essentially "Die Hard" on a plane, a simple idea that might have worked if it had not been for the fact that two years prior to this film, the sequel to "Die Hard" was, in fact, about an airport and planes. For the record, almost everything about "Passenger 57" is awry--the acting, the action, the pacing, the plotting.... Need I go on?

The (bad/pathetic/weak) plot: John Cutter (Wesley Snipes) is an ex-cop trained in martial arts (or some form of punching and kicking) aboard flight 163 from somewhere to somewhere else. Mid-flight the plane is taken over by terrorists, led by Charles Rane (Bruce Payne), a man who has had some experience with Cutter in the past and who is pleased to see him onboard. By chance of crappy writing, John Cutter manages to escape from the terrorists and hide out on the plane--even though the terrorists know he is there. Even though there are little places to hide on a plane. Even though they're thousands of miles above land. Never mind that.

Back on land, Sly Delvecchio (Tom Sizemore) helps keep balance in the force by agreeing with the terrorists' requests and stalling for time. When the plane lands to (fuel up/serve as a plot device, your pick), John Cutter is thrown from the plane and setup as a terrorist. However, once again he manages to escape from the grasp of confinement and he slips away on a motorcycle to a big fairground where Charles Rane and his cronies just, by matter of convenience, happen to be!

If you think this movie sounds a lot like "Air Force One," you're right. If you think it sounds like "Die Hard," you'd be even more right. The only thing is, both those films had a level of high-voltage fun--"Passenger 57" has none. The pacing is slow and boring. The action, when it finally arrives, is weak and badly executed. Wesley Snipes essentially runs around a lot using karate moves on people. Puh-lease.

There is basically no action whatsoever in "Passenger 57," and what little of it there is comes off as, quite frankly, rather boring. The "suspense" of the film isn't so suspenseful after a while (or, for that matter, from the very beginning). Being trapped on a plane throughout a film isn't exactly the most suspenseful thing possible, but at least "Air Force One" made up for it with plenty of outrageous action sequences. This movie has none. It basically goes like this: Cutter is trapped on plane. Terrorists take over plane. Cutter hides on plane and evades detection in small crevices. Cutter is thrown off of plane. Cutter is captured by police. Cutter escapes from police. Cutter fights terrorist. Guess what the outcome is.

"Passenger 57" is as recycled as it gets. Granted, "Air Force One" hadn't been made by the time this film came out--but "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" had, and it was a heck of a lot better than this. The director of "Die Hard 2" was Renny Harlin, who no doubt could have turned "Passenger 57" into something at least slightly taunt, supsenseful or amusing. The director, Kevin Hooks, doesn't seem to know how to carry a film along at a reasonable pace while keeping audiences' interest.

The writers of this movie, Dan Gordon and David Lougery, need a little lesson in how to craft a good action movie. Believability isn't always necessary in any form of entertainment. But you can't have entertainment without the entertainment value. That's just called garbage--a genre "Passenger 57" fits nicely into.

Director: Kevin Hooks John Cutter: Wesley Snipes Charlies Rane: Bruce Payne Sly Delvecchio: Tom Sizemore Sabrina Ritchie: Elizabeth Hurley

Written by David Lougery and Dan Gordon

1.5/5 stars.

- John Ulmer

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6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
Very good action film, 21 marzo 2003

Author: shakey_jake53 da Toronto, Ontario

This is a good film to watch if you need to kill 90 minutes. It does'nt require much thinking, its just a mindless shoot em up action thriller. Snipes was probably the best part of this movie giving a solid performance as an action hero. Bruce Payne is solid as the crazed terrorist Charles Rayne, and I thought Tom Seizmore gave a strong performance in this movie. The action scene's were good too, especially the part at the carnival. In all a very good action movie and is a good to watch if you dont want to watch something too long but entertaining. 4/5

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Cheesy, campy return to the 'Doomed Flight' genre..., 29 agosto 2008

Author: legendaryunderdog da United States

Wesley Snipes is the only fun there is about this movie and he really isn't that fun in this movie! He stars as former air security rep. John Cutter, Cutter lost in wife in a tragic holdup and he blames himself wholly because of it. Virtual Unknown at the time Elizabeth Hurley plays a crooked stewardess, the villain Rane is cool, a little too mysterious but cool. Everything in this movie is rushed along in a quick hour and twenty minutes pretty well so there really is no time to go to the bathroom or get popcorn while its going (not that you'll miss much). Overall not a horrible movie but still is cheesy and campy in some spots (almost like this movie should have been on TV instead). The ending is silly and a lot of the action in this film depends on your ability to disassociate yourself with reality and let the campiness do its work.

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It could have been better with a leading actress, 6 luglio 2008

Author: Gary Dibert (garyldibert@msn.com) da Pittsburgh Pa.

This picture was in released in theaters on November 10 1992 starring Wesley snipes as John Cutter, Bruce Payne as Charles Rane, and Elizabeth Hurley as Sabrina Ritchie. John Cutter is grieving over the death of his wife after she was killed by an armed robber and John is blaming himself for her death. So John who's an anti terrorism expert decides it's time to retire from this dangerous job. However, a friend who works for an airline offers John a job as his chief of security. So John is being flown to Los Angeles for the companies annual meeting where he will be introduce as the Chief of security. However, John encounters one big problem as the FBI is transporting Charles Rane one of the most sadistic and deranged terrorist of all time to Los Angeles on the same plane. Now John has to stay on the alert because anything can happen when a dangerous criminal is on an airplane. Now a few thoughts on this movie! Again this is one of the few movies that captures you attention at the beginning and it never stops until it's over. John Wesley Snipes does a good job as his role as John Cutter. Based on the action, adventure and drama that are in this picture I give this movie 8 weasel stars.

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Sky Hard., 30 maggio 2008

Author: vip_ebriega da Philippines

First there was DIE HARD, which tells us the story of a cop surrounded by terrorists in an invaded Chicago High-rise. It was followed by DIE HARD 2, which widens the terrain to Washington's Dulles International Airport. it was followed by the first knock-off, which was UNDER SIEGE, which actually is DIE HARD at sea, and it was a fine action-packed entry. It can be said, by now, that the formula has worn out. How wrong are you! After UNDER SIEGE closes, PASSENGER 57 comes knocking. Best called as DIE HARD on a plane, PASSENGER 57 only but replays the DIE HARD formula and changes the locale. Even if nothing much has changed, PASSENGER 57 is a modest effort at best. It's an enjoyable action-packed thriller with some nifty action and a great lead under the superb charisma of Wesley Snipes.

Instead of a high-rise on an airport, the film this time takes place on an airplane, and the hero once again is a cop, this time is named John Cutter (Snipes), which actually is a decent substitute for Bruce Willis' John McLane. Cutter is still in a grudge when his wife is murdered years ago by a criminal. Cutter then boards a plane, Flight 163, when his buddy (Tom Sizemore) introduces him to a job opportunity. Bad luck of course is sure to follow when one of the passenger happens to be a professional hijacker named Charles "The Rane of Terror" Rane (Bruce Payne) who is taken by the FBI to be tested for trial. Here's a question on logic: Why put him on a plane if you know his a hijacker, and why only assign two guards if he's the most dangerous one on their list? As a matter of fact, many questions in logic can be asked all throughout PASSENGER 57, but it's not twice as much fun as the film's action-packed energy, as well as toying with one action movie cliché after another.

Of course Rane escapes and takes over the entire plane. And of course it's up to Cutter to set things right, kick the terrorists' butt. As a matter of fact, there's an number of clichés that will bound to get you feeling a sense of familiarity. It's predictable for much of the running time (which is actually just a real short 84 min.), but that might just be part of the fun. Since you might know how everything in PASSENGER 57 is resolved, then part of the fun is actually seeing how this clichés are utilized and reused. And they're used very well, and as much fun. The stunts and action scenes are tight and terrific. Snipes makes a dynamic action hero counterpart to Payne's brilliantly chilling villain. Supporting roles, including the second-banana damsel of a flight attendant (Alex Datcher), are forgettable and underused, but you hardly care. PASSENGER 57 may not be original at the extremes, but it's a lot of fun, clichés and all.

Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.

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Charles rane is not insane...., 21 marzo 2008

Author: coreyno1 da United Kingdom

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

John Cutter is a security expert, who is presently still mourning the death of his wife.

His friend, who works for an airline, offers him the job of chief of security, which he accepts.

He is then being flown to L.A. for the company's annual meeting, where he will be introduced as the new Chief of Security.

But unfortunately for him, Charles Rane, a stoic and deranged terrorist, who was caught by the FBI and is also being flown to L.A. is on the plane.

And Rane's people are on board, who then takeover the plane but Cutter throws a monkey wrench into his plans.

what could have been just another 'die hard' rip off, actually turns into a very good, if throwaway movie, thanks to the over the top performance from Payne, who tries his best Hannibal lecter impression, and is very cold blooded.

Snipes again proves he was something special in the nineties, but the best thing about this movie is that it has one of the best lines from an action movie, which even has its own build up music and camera zoom 'always bet on black'.

some of the script is pretty poor, but for fans of the action genre, this does not disappoint.

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