Con Air

Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West, written by Scott Rosenburg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich with Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Danny Trejo, Nick Chinlund and Dave Chappelle.

Plot
Just-paroled army ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is headed back to his wife (Monica Potter), but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" with some of the worst criminals living. Along with Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames) and Baby-O (Mykelti Williamson), genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich) unleashes a violent escape plot in mid-flight. Secretly working with U.S. Marshall Vince Larkin (John Cusack), Poe tries to foil Grissom's plan.

Why It Put The Bunny Back In The Box

 * 1) Nicolas Cage's performance as Cameron Poe is spectacular.
 * 2) * John Malkovich was a fantastic choice to play the villain Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.
 * 3) * John Cusack's performance as Vince Larkin is pretty good.
 * 4) Cameron Poe is a memorable and likable protagonist who loves his wife Tricia and his daughter Casey. Poe is also a discharged Army Ranger and former convict who wants to see his daughter.
 * 5) The idea of a Die-Hard style film set on a prison plane is well executed.
 * 6) Awesome and intense action sequences, such as the shootout scene in the airplane junkyard.
 * 7) Brilliant soundtrack that was composed by Mark Mancina and Trevor Rabin with good songs (like "How Do I Live" by Trisha Yearwood and "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynrd).
 * 8) The aircrafts used in the film are a nice blend of models, real and CGI.
 * 9) Plenty of memorable quotes, such as "Put the bunny back in the box!", "Welcome...to Con Air!" and "I hope he likes sand".
 * 10) The final confrontation between Cyrus, Diamond Dog and Swamp Thing against Poe and Larkin is well-done.
 * 11) Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom is an excellent villain, and his plans are awesome.
 * 12) The ending is great with Poe and Larkin forming a friendship and the former reuniting with his wife and daughter.
 * 13) It has an early performance from Dave Chappelle.
 * 14) The way with the stunts are really impressive and worked very well.
 * 15) Has a great cast of 90's icons, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, John Malkovich and more.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Cyrus' death is ridiculously over-the-top, on top of that the editing of his death scene is bad, when he falls down he lands on the wrong side of his body.
 * 2) The story can be predictable and clichéd at times.
 * 3) The final action scene as the Nostalgia Critic pointed, is completely pointless.
 * 4) Plot Hole: Why would they put a man with a clean record on a plane full of some the most dangerous criminals, is there no other way to get him home?

Critical Response
Con Air received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and audiences, with praised Cage and the cast performances as well as its action sequences, stunts and Malkovich's portrayal of the villain. It currently holds a 56% "rotten" critic rating and holds a 75% audiences score on Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus reads, "Con Air won't win any awards for believability – and all involved seem cheerfully aware of it, making some of this blockbuster action outing's biggest flaws fairly easy to forgive." Metacritic scores the movie a 52/100 and holds a 8.7/10 user score on the same site. On IMDb, the film holds a 6.9/10.

Box Office
The film grossed $224 million worldwide against its $75 million budget. The film was a box office hit.

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