Synopsis
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.
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Cast
- Harrison FordPresident James Marshall
- Gary OldmanIvan Korshunov
- Glenn CloseVice President Kathryn Bennett
- Wendy CrewsonGrace Marshall
- Liesel MatthewsAlice Marshall
- Paul GuilfoyleChief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd
- Xander BerkeleySecret Service Agent Gibbs
- William H. MacyMajor Caldwell
- Dean StockwellDefense Secretary Walter Dean
- Tom EverettNational Security Advisor Jack Doherty
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
Harrison Ford as the President of the United States is such a perfect piece of casting that it's at once a fantasy and a joke: The joke is how perfect the fantasy is. [25 Jul 1997, p. 48] - 100
Los Angeles Times
At once vigorous and old-fashioned, a piece of expertly crafted entertainment that gets the job done with skill and panache. [25 July 1997] - 88
Rolling Stone
Director Wolfgang Petersen puts such a fresh spin on the familiar that it all works like gangbusters. - 80
Empire
Fulfils all its early promise, delivering a well oiled, no-nonsense, supremely entertaining crowd pleaser. - 80
The New York Times
A meat-and-potatoes American thriller that means business all around the world. - 63
ReelViews
Petersen ratchets the tension up to a level where the viewer is likely to forget the imbecilic plot contrivances that have gotten the situation to this point, and just enjoy the action and adventure. - 60
L.A. Weekly
The first 20 minutes of Wolfgang Petersen’s new action adventure, Air Force One, are so thrillingly choreographed (and so very, very loud), it’s all the more disappointing that the balance of the movie tends to move less like a Stealth bomber and more like a jalopy — jerking fitfully from plot hole to plot hole, only occasionally finding momentum. - 60
The New Republic
A pretty good thriller for the first forty minutes or so. [25 Aug 1997, p. 24]