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Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is a confident, accomplished air traffic controller whose life is turned upside down when drifter Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) joins his tight-knit work team and threatens to drive him insane. Stakes are high and pressure is constant in the world of air traffic control, making the line between .. Read more

Starring	John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie
Director	Mike Newell
Genres	Comedy

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- Often engrossing social comedy set in a fascinating environment, with two men giving each other, and their wives, a bumpy ride; unfortunately it crash-lands half-an-hour before it ends.
- 31891
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 7
  - 5
  really good, very under-rated
  
  definately in my 10 best of all time. witty, exciting and gripping to the fantastic ending! cusack is superb as the paranoid Nick Falzone, but Billy Bob ... read more »
  
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  - Rusty
  - Ulllllster!
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 19:27
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- - 0
  - 0
  Hmm. Cusack's in it.
  
  Watched it just for John Cusack, really. He made it just about worth it.
  
  Oh 14 words is too short - well have a few more by all means.
  
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- - Janh
  - 8 reviews
  - Gloucester
  - 26 Jul 2011 at 23:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Wacky wacky
  
  I enjoyed this, though the characters spoke so quickly I didn't catch all the dialogue. Good characterisation, deeper meaning and funny and sad at the same ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Abingdon
  - 02 Sep 2010 at 21:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Absolute twoddle!
  
  I want my two hours back!
  
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- - a customer
  - Uk
  - 06 Feb 2010 at 21:06
- - 0
  - 0
  it was ok, not briliiant
  
  It was mediocre, seen worse films!
  
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- - kcdurr123
  - 6 reviews
  - Tavistock
  - 05 Nov 2009 at 21:01
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  - 0
  DevilMayCare
  
  My expectations from Cusak where too high and sadly it's not his best film
  
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- - a customer
  - Southampton
  - 21 Jul 2009 at 16:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Pushing Tin
  
  Not my cup of tea - too American!!!! Too much dialogue making it, to me, feel all a bit chaotic!! I have to confess I didn't even make it to the end - ... read more »
  
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  - Milnthorpe
  - 11 Feb 2009 at 12:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Not one for pre holiday viewing........
  
  I am a big fan of John Cusack and all he does, but this really is a cracking little black comedy. Cusack is brilliant as an overly paranoid new start, as is ... read more »
  
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- - Karen931
  - 212 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 19 Aug 2008 at 10:57
- - 0
  - 0
  An enjoyable dark comedy and exploration of human psychology
  
  An enjoyable dark comedy set around the world of air traffic controllers. What is rather comic rivalry quickly deteriorates into an exploration of human ... read more »
  
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- - tunnelweb
  - 188 reviews
  - Hamilton
  - 08 Aug 2008 at 15:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting
  
  It was a strange movie, as in the characters, but showed what goes on behind the scenes of the job. Billy Bob Thornton was good.
  
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- - a customer
  - London, United Kingdom
  - 12 Mar 2008 at 11:21
- - 1
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  Miss
  
  love john cusack movies!!!! even he can' t make this good, there are no characters to like or relate to and even though there are patches where the actors ... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 19 Jul 2007 at 20:39
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- - 7
  - 5
  really good, very under-rated
  
  definately in my 10 best of all time. witty, exciting and gripping to the fantastic ending! cusack is superb as the paranoid Nick Falzone, but Billy Bob ... read more »
  
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  - Rusty
  - Ulllllster!
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 19:27
- - 3
  - 0
  Didn't know what to expect and pleasantly surprised
  
  Wasn't sure what to expect when I read the synopsis but rented it as we love John Cusack. He didn't disappointing! The rest of the cast were good too. ... read more »
  
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- - Lesley Spicer
  - Gosport, Hants, England
  - 12 Nov 2005 at 18:54
- - 3
  - 0
  Overshoots the airfield
  
  Comedy about air-traffic controllers which quickly meanders off into a tale of male rivalry which fails to rise anywhere near the level of "Tin Men". ... read more »
  
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- - MickGJ
  - 9 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 18:04
- - 3
  - 1
  Found this movie very ...
  
  Found this movie very slow 'to get off the ground' and predictable. This was a second attempt to watch it all the way through, which I did. Have seen ... read more »
  
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- - Croila
  - 16 reviews
  - REDDITCH
  - 25 Dec 2003 at 22:54
- - 2
  - 0
  Quirky & cool
  
  Like the characters this movie is just a little bit different, some really interesting situations put the central character through the wringer as he has his ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leicester, England
  - 14 Sep 2005 at 14:00
- - 2
  - 0
  bit boring
  
  trailer looked good, but unless you're a fan of the leading actors, then you might find this one a bit dull. There's better stuff out there.....
  
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  - nottingham
  - 29 Aug 2006 at 21:06
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  Miss
  
  love john cusack movies!!!! even he can' t make this good, there are no characters to like or relate to and even though there are patches where the actors ... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 19 Jul 2007 at 20:39
- - 1
  - 1
  Ok - a little ...
  
  Ok - a little predictable and the ending is pretty corny. Worth watching for John Cusack who I think is brilliant. Film isn't as good as he is.
  
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- - botsey#1
  - LONDON
  - 17 Oct 2003 at 09:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Not bad. John Cusack ...
  
  Not bad. John Cusack and Billy Bob are fab. Bill Bob is particuarly good in this movie and it has some cool, cringe moments. As a story it's just average ... read more »
  
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- 43485
- - Toby#12
  - BALDOCK
  - 09 Aug 2004 at 11:48
- - 1
  - 1
  An anti-climax
  
  Watched the first part of this film before and have been wanting to watch the rest for a while. When I did, it was a bit of a disappointment. The film is so ... read more »
  
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- 103678
- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 16 May 2005 at 11:06

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Critics' reviews
- Often engrossing social comedy set in a fascinating environment, with two men giving each other, and their wives, a bumpy ride; unfortunately it crash-lands half-an-hour before it ends.
- 31891
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- Working from a quick-fire screenplay, by Cheers writers Glen and Les Charles, Newell meanders through a two hour-plus... read more on Time Out
- 45167
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15

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  Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is a confident, accomplished air traffic controller whose life is turned upside down when drifter Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) joins his tight-knit work team and threatens to drive him insane. Stakes are high and pressure is constant in the world of air traffic ...