Passenger 57 Reviews

1992

Rated:
60
from 7909 members

A crackerjack airplane security agent just happens to be sharing a plane ride with a captured airline terrorist. When the terrorist escapes and attempts a mid-flight takeover only John Cutter can stop him. Cutter finds more ways to hide and attack on the airliner than the terrorist or his band of henchmen ever imagined. Read more

Starring	Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Greenwood
Director	Kevin Hooks
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Critics' reviews (4) of Passenger 57
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Die Hard provided such a perfectly structured action-movie template that Hollywood has been reluctant to leave the idea alone; cue this silly but hugely enjoyable airborne thriller. Wesley Snipes plays the security expert who finds himself on the same aeroplane as obligatory British master criminal Bruce Payne, temporarily in police custody. Of course, Payne's henchmen have hitched a lift as well and when they duly free him, it's up to Snipes to save the day. Despite the hand-me-down plot and dialogue, director Kevin Hooks manages to wring the requisite suspense out of some expertly staged action set pieces. He is helped enormously by charismatic turns from Snipes and Payne, and a solid supporting cast that includes Tom Sizemore, Bruce Greenwood and a then little-known Elizabeth Hurley.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
"...Like taking a ride on a sleekly designed roller coaster....[Snipes] strolls through the role with a glint in his eye..."
- New York Times
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
This routine hijack drama lacks the budget and class to match the Die Hard films it seeks to emulate. It's lifted,... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Passenger 57
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful

Passenger 57 - Brill!

John Cutter (Snipe at his best) is a security expert, He is on a fight going for a meeting when on the same plane is Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) , a disturbed terrorist, who was caught by the FBI . The plane is taken over by Rane’s people however Cutter puts “a spanner in the works”. Fantastic Action, Thriller with lots of violence. Elizabeth Hurley isn’t a bad actress either. Well worth watching, I watched it lots of times.
- - Cornetto from Lancaster
  - Posted 10 Apr 2007 23:10
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Solid Action Film

This film acts as one of the last great action films of the 80s and early 90s where men could shoot one another and have little reason to do so.

This film does not stand out particulary, being a generic action film, but it does contain one of my all time favorite movie lines :

Wesley Snipes to the bad guy :

'When playing Roulette. Always bet black!'

If you like that kind of cheese you will like this.
- - Samuel Tyler from Reading, England
  - Posted 06 Oct 2004 18:52
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

100% action all the way. That is all you can say about this hidden little gem. Freneticly paced right from the start, it never lets up.

Wesley Snipes can bust a move with the best of them, and Bruce Payne 'hams it up' to the max. Good production values, geat action set pieces and some good performers, make this a must for die hard action fans.

On the down side it has a short running time and the plot does not exceed past standard.
- - Jamie Sherlock from CORSHAM, Wiltshire
  - Posted 16 Sep 2004 10:21
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Passenger 57
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

passenger 57

not bad film to watch not bad to see
- - A customer from uk
  - Posted 15 Jun 2007 15:00
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Solid Action Film

This film acts as one of the last great action films of the 80s and early 90s where men could shoot one another and have little reason to do so.

This film does not stand out particulary, being a generic action film, but it does contain one of my all time favorite movie lines :

Wesley Snipes to the bad guy :

'When playing Roulette. Always bet black!'

If you like that kind of cheese you will like this.
- - Samuel Tyler from Reading, England
  - Posted 06 Oct 2004 18:52

13 out of 15 people found this review helpful

Passenger 57 - Brill!

John Cutter (Snipe at his best) is a security expert, He is on a fight going for a meeting when on the same plane is Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) , a disturbed terrorist, who was caught by the FBI . The plane is taken over by Rane’s people however Cutter puts “a spanner in the works”. Fantastic Action, Thriller with lots of violence. Elizabeth Hurley isn’t a bad actress either. Well worth watching, I watched it lots of times.
- - Cornetto from Lancaster
  - Posted 10 Apr 2007 23:10
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Solid Action Film

This film acts as one of the last great action films of the 80s and early 90s where men could shoot one another and have little reason to do so.

This film does not stand out particulary, being a generic action film, but it does contain one of my all time favorite movie lines :

Wesley Snipes to the bad guy :

'When playing Roulette. Always bet black!'

If you like that kind of cheese you will like this.
- - Samuel Tyler from Reading, England
  - Posted 06 Oct 2004 18:52
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

100% action all the way. That is all you can say about this hidden little gem. Freneticly paced right from the start, it never lets up.

Wesley Snipes can bust a move with the best of them, and Bruce Payne 'hams it up' to the max. Good production values, geat action set pieces and some good performers, make this a must for die hard action fans.

On the down side it has a short running time and the plot does not exceed past standard.
- - Jamie Sherlock from CORSHAM, Wiltshire
  - Posted 16 Sep 2004 10:21
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

passenger 57

not bad film to watch not bad to see
- - A customer from uk
  - Posted 15 Jun 2007 15:00
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

This is ok. I mean, typical movie with a typical happy ending. It's not bad, but it's not wonderful. If it was on Sky Movies, it would start at 3pm
- - Bailey#1 from MIDDLESBROUGH
  - Posted 08 Mar 2004 18:01
super little movie

if your a snipes fan get it

if your not a snipes fan get it

its action all the way

super movie !!!!!
- - A customer from belfast
  - Posted 10 Feb 2005 15:29
Enjoyable

This was an enjoyable film, but not one of Snipes' best films ever. Watching it now it does come across as a bit dated - quite funny to see Liz Hurley in an early film.
- - A customer from Kent
  - Posted 04 Mar 2005 15:17
brill

brilliant film thump up if you havent seen it yet then get it
- - A customer from england
  - Posted 04 Apr 2005 15:58
[Highly rated reviewer]

Far-fetched but uncannily enjoyable!

I first saw this movie 13 years ago and wasn't impressed because I couldn't understand it (too young, you see!) But now that I watch it, I'm mildly impressed in this age and think how this film paved the action film forward in its age. Snipes is superb in his action-hero role, while the rest of the cast lends excellent support throughout. Though the movie can get far-fetched, and, at some points, laughable, it sustains to be thouroughly enjoyable. It keeps you to the edge of your seat, mildly, and ends abruptly. Very much like this review!
- - JohnnyRoss from Leeds
  - Posted 01 Aug 2005 02:07
enjoyable

thought it a it old hat for todays films.

didn't grip as I hoped it would
- - A customer from lowestoft
  - Posted 29 Sep 2005 15:22

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Critics' reviews (4)
Die Hard provided such a perfectly structured action-movie template that Hollywood has been reluctant to leave the idea alone; cue this silly but hugely enjoyable airborne thriller. Wesley Snipes plays the security expert who finds himself on the same aeroplane as obligatory British master criminal Bruce Payne, temporarily in police custody. Of course, Payne's henchmen have hitched a lift as well and when they duly free him, it's up to Snipes to save the day. Despite the hand-me-down plot and dialogue, director Kevin Hooks manages to wring the requisite suspense out of some expertly staged action set pieces. He is helped enormously by charismatic turns from Snipes and Payne, and a solid supporting cast that includes Tom Sizemore, Bruce Greenwood and a then little-known Elizabeth Hurley.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
"...Like taking a ride on a sleekly designed roller coaster....[Snipes] strolls through the role with a glint in his eye..."
- New York Times
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
This routine hijack drama lacks the budget and class to match the Die Hard films it seeks to emulate. It's lifted,... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
A Die Hard-style thriller, entertaining enough although inevitably predictable.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006