| Passenger 57(1992) Cast:Wesley Snipes,Bruce Payne,Elizabeth Hurley,Tom Sizemore Boring Die Hard rip off stars Snipes as a security guard who fights back when escaped convict Payne takes over the plane and is making demands, in this lame but surprisingly successful (at the box office) clone which moves at a snail's pace and along the way features one of the most annoying heroes to date. Passenger 57 is just an utterly bland Die Hard clone which features a rather obnoxious performance from Snipes. Where as most other actionstars wink at the ridiculousness of themselves, Snipes seems to take his clout seriously and therefore makes it impossible to care whether Snipes kicks Payne's head in or not. Surprisingly this has developed into a popular movie which I for some reason can't comprehend. Passenger 57 doesn't work as cheeseball entertainment and it certainly doesn't work as good entertainment. Indeed Under Siege is the far better bet. There is no real urgency in the plot that makes us feel that the hero is running out of time, suspense is absent without leave and the actionscenes are surprisingly lackluster, overall Passenger 57 can be seen as nothing but a lousy movie, plain and simple. D.Kevin Hooks * |