Browser’s Magnificent Seven
Passenger 57 8.20pm beIN Movies Action 2
A HIGH octane thriller about an off-duty cop’s efforts to foil the hijacking of an airliner. Vivid, kick-arse comicbook action with Wesley Snipes as a daredevil, indestructible cop in the Die Hard tradition.
Wesley plays John Cutter, a specialist in counterterrorism, but unfortunately our hero was in the loo when scary terrorist Bruce Payne overcame his FBI captors.
Payne was on his way to jail and a date with the electric chair before his gang seized control of the plane.
One critic said Payne, a disconcertingly handsome lunatic, made infamous movie psychopath Hannibal Lecter look like a social worker. An exaggeration, but Brit actor Payne can switch from charm to cold-blooded murder in the blink of an eye.
The vicious battle of wits between the hijacker and the cop is the strength of the movie. In 1992 this was Wesley’s first starring role and he made the most of it. Kevin Hooks directed.
Keep an eye out for Robert Hooks as FBI agent Henderson. He’s the director’s dad.
Time Out said: “What it lacks in logic, it makes up for in relentless action. Snipes enlivens the plot with his screen presence, physical grace and devastating martial arts skills. An efficient, entertaining time-waster.”
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