Hot off of his breakout action role in “The Rock,” Nicolas Cage returned in “Con Air” to establish himself as the genre’s newest superstar, acting alongside John Malkovich, John Cusack, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Colm Meaney, and Steve Buscemi. The directorial debut of Simon West, the movie became one of the biggest hits of the year, finishing close behind another Cage classic, “Face/Off.”
In the film, Cage stars as former U.S. Army Ranger Cameron Poe, who’s sentenced to a decade in prison after a fight to defend his wife leaves a man dead. Years later, while on a transferring prison flight, Poe finds himself caught between hardened convicts and bloodthirsty killers who enact a plan to hijack the plane and escape. Utilizing his military training and expertise, Poe decides to stop the villains himself.
Fully embracing its ridiculousness, “Con Air” goes so far over the top that it almost becomes a comedy, but that’s where the film shines. The ensemble cast delivers unexpectedly fun performances all around, and massive action set pieces like the climactic crash through the Las Vegas strip keep things exciting from start to finish. With sky-high levels of calamity, the film helped set a new bar for action directors like Michael Bay, from which there would be no going back from.
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