Air Force One Down

This could have been a much better movie if a tiny bit of realism had been applied. There is no way on earth that the pilot of Air Force one would not have a Secret Service detail posted at his house and himself.

There is no way on earth that with just one phone call (calling in sick) a replacement pilot would be put on the flight without rigorous Secret Service checks and double and triple checks before clearance.

There is no way on earth so many weapons could be smuggled onto Air Force One, even if the terrorists had someone very close to the POTUS.

Other than that, the movie was ok I suppose. I generally like movies with female butt-kicking leads.

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.

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.

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.

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!