Air Force One Down

I took the risk on the low score, and I've lost. When I clicked on director name, I saw some references to movies I enjoyed but actually I was ignorant. The references were for stunts, not directing.

This is not an enjoyable movie at all. I find it really insulting my tastes. I will not give names but even B movies are better than this one.

If you think you enjoy a beautiful blond woman kicking ass and killing a lot of military men, go for it. But be aware that the movie script has a lot of exaggerations, mistakes, and wrong ideas. If I take a small vacation, I can write a better script.

You should find something else to do with your time.

We get it. Empowering women and showing they can do all what men can and more is a trendy concept these last years, apparently educating people about this is more important than making a good story. Some great movies pull that off well, like like I Spit on your Grave, Kill Bill or Revenge. This one however comes off as so ridiculously unrealistic it just becomes annoying.

The heroines inability to lose reminds me of the cartoon Roadrunner, where the coyote keeps failing at getting his prey. At first it is amusing, then it just becomes annoying and finally you just hope he gets his meal, as he is the real underdog you end up rooting for.

With her toothpick arms she can throw huge top trained bodybuilders around with ease. Where is the thrill when she will ALWAYS win no matter the circumstances? The only way she could lose is if she fights a minority person or another woman, which makes everything it so predictable it almost hurts. And the plot holes are so dense there is basically no plot just holes.

If you get a kick out of seeing skinny women predictably beat up large muscular men without any effort over and over, this might be for you. If you want a good movie that makes you root for the beat down hero who is clawing through pain and challenges against all odds and make you keep guessing what will happen next on the edge of your seat, then dont waste your time here. You have seen this movie too many times already.

There are so many terrible scenes in this movie it's like it is intentional. One bad scene after another. For example having 2 F - 35 Jets going slow enough to escort a Cessna plane. WHAT?

If you replaced Katherine McNamara (Love her, great actress) with Gina Carano the action scenes might make sense. But instead they have a 5 foot 50 pound woman throwing 200 pound military trained soldiers repeatedly for 5 minutes. WTF.

The action is great.... but the bad guys are on a conveyor belt one at a time & waiting there turn.

But the worst thing in this movie is the music score.

Very bad movie,.

Can't blame the actors, stuntmen or cameraman for this abomination. That is why it's a 3.

It's so bad but so many good actors!

A thrilling film with non-stop action, emotion, violence, spectacular fights, shootouts and breathtaking set pieces. A newcomer agent, Allison (Katherine McNamara), aboard the hijacked Air Force, in her new job she is patronized by her uncle, Secret Service chief Sam Waitman (Anthony Michael Hall) . On her first assignment aboard Air Force One, the rookie Secret Service agent faces the ultimate test when terrorists hijack the plane, intent on derailing a pivotal energy deal signed by President Edwards (Ian Bohen). One battle with nasty terrorists led by criminal mastermind Rodinov (Rade Serbedzija) threatening the energy deal. With the President's life on the line and a global crisis at stake, her bravery and skills are pushed to the limit in a relentless battle that could change the course of history. So Allison's forced to kick some terrorists to save the day. As the Air Force One becomes a real battlefield, so our starring is forced to rely upon her battle-hardened past and lethal skills after realizing there's no one left to save the day but her. The fate of a nation rests on the courage of one woman !. The most important man, the surest airplane, the most dangerous Hijackers...!.

Nail-biting intrigue and impressive action sequences cap off tour-of-force aerial adventure. It clearly pays tribute to the presidential staff and the secret agents who protect US Presidents. Highlight of the movie is the efficiently rather than excitingly shot scenes on the plane. The real protagonist is Katherine McNamara who's pretty well as the resourceful agent who finds herself in a deadly battle for survival when the terrorists take control of the plane and taken hostages. As the busty and beautiful Katherine McNamara gives an enjoyable acting as the security agent wfo goes into action when hostages by a terrorist group, becoming an one-woman army fighting desperately to stay alive and save the kidnapped president. Katherine is an accomplished actress, dancer, singer/songwriter. She is most recently known as the titular lead role of "Abby Walker" in Walker: Independence (2022), the prequel to CW's Walker (2021). The film attempts to mix the plot of past films: the successful ¨Wofgang Petersen's Air Force One¨ with Harrison Ford battling terrorists and the terrible ¨Assassination¨ with Charles Bronson protecting the First Lady , but the result is a resounding failure. Typical thriller including noisy action , nail-biting as well as fast-paced confrontation and somewhat of dry humor. The early suspense stuff inside the plane is competently made. Concerning a cat-and-mouse game betwen a terrorist criminal mind and our allegedly invincible starring, despite a twisted and suspensefully edited final, the movie results to be a tad disconcerting.

The motion picture was mediocrely directed by James Bamford who builds tension in confined places and puts his cast to functional use. He is a director and producer, known for Jade, Man with No Past, Hard Home, Utopia,Shadow Land. Expert in various forms of martial arts and skilled with the staff as he proved in stunts works in Elysium (2013), Watchmen (2009) and The Butterfly Effect (2004). James Bamford directed many episodes of TV such NCIS: Hawai'i, Supergirl, Superman & Lois, Batwoman, Arrow and DC's Arrowverse in which both Katherine McNamara and Ian Bohen are part of the Arrowverse. He made guest appearances on all three of the longest running North American science fiction series: The X-Files (1993), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Smallville (2001). Air Force One rating: 4.5/10.

Gotta give credit to the kids who made this film with the budget they had, which was probably equivalent to a summer long work of mowing lawns. I mean with just an iPhone they were able to make a quite a convincing film.

If they had a bit more budget, this might've made the blockbusters. But with what they had, it is quite a decent job. A few pointers for improvement:

• fight scenes are well choreographed but way too slow. It looks like they were playing patty cake.

• might want to add airplane sounds when you are on Airforce One, else it just looks like it is filmed in a building.

• Best actor is definitely the general, give him a bonus.

• Plot needs work. Why did the bad guys kill all the secret service on sight except for those which fit the plot? Why did they keep the main character alive all this time for?

Anyways, good job. You did the best with what you've got.

4/10.