Synopsis
Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.
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Cast
- John CusackNick Falzone
- Billy Bob ThorntonRussell Bell
- Cate BlanchettConnie Falzone
- Angelina JolieMary Bell
- Gene DinoviEnzo Sorrento
- Vicki LewisTina Leary
- Kurt FullerEd Clabes
- Jake WeberBarry Plotkin
- Matt RossRon Hewitt
- Mike O'MalleyPete
- 75
San Francisco Examiner
It succeeds because of the frenzied, kinetic direction by Mike Newell, one of the most interesting big-hit directors. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Takes viewers into a unique world. It's not just about air traffic controllers. It's about controllers in a specific place and from a specific social background. - 70
Salon
Almost always a pleasure to watch. Pushing Tin is, essentially, a western -- Cusack really is the fastest gun in the West. - 63
New York Daily News
Uneven but fitfully entertaining. - 60
The New York Times
Newell's ensemble timing and breezily sardonic style make it work better than might be expected. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
Bids for originality by focusing on an offbeat profession. Every other aspect is pretty stale, though, from the smart-alecky characters to the romantic-triangle plot. - 50
USA Today
Top-flight cast. - 50
Austin Chronicle
It's a glorious mess, though, with genuine bits of comic genius strewn amidst the rubble, not unlike a plane crash in its own way.