Synopsis
An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand for this sort of thing.
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Cast
- Wesley SnipesJohn Cutter
- Bruce PayneCharles Rane
- Tom SizemoreSly Delvecchio
- Alex DatcherMarti Slayton
- Bruce GreenwoodStuart Ramsey
- Robert HooksDwight Henderson
- Elizabeth HurleySabrina Ritchie
- Michael HorseForget
- Marc MacaulayVincent
- Ernie LivelyChief Biggs
Recommendations
- 67
The A.V. Club
A film whose each subsequent plot turn makes less sense than the last, Passenger 57 is just about the epitome of clichéd 1990s action nonsense—and as such, it’s the perfect vehicle for Wesley Snipes and his particular brand of over-the-top, don’t-tread-on-me heroism. - 63
Boston Globe
As Die Hard clones go, it's easier to take than most. [06 Nov 1992, p.38] - 60
Empire
Though there are a few rather large nits to be picked from the sloppy plot - the action takes at least one unfathomable turn and, as a terrorist, Payne seems to have entirely forgotten to have a cause - if you enter into the spirit, this is thunderously good fun. - 60
The New York Times
There are lots of oohs and ahs in this nasty shoot-'em-up story of a psychopathic terrorist who hijacks a jumbo jet. But beneath the thrill-by-numbers surface of the film, nothing makes much sense. - 60
Variety
A reasonably saucy action tale. - 60
Time Out
An efficient, entertaining time-waster, but Snipes deserved better for his first solo starring role. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
In a few of the action sequences, director Kevin Hooks evokes the entertaining preposterousness of the James Bond series. Still, as high-wire action melodrama Passenger 57 is almost laughably implausible. - 50
Washington Post
It's a kung-fu Die Hard picture, and, frankly, just plain silly.
