BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Leofwine_draca Realism is thrown out of the window in favour of maximum excitement in this cheap rip-off of films like CON AIR, except this time the menace comes from Ray Liotta as a manic serial killer who just won't stay dead. Okay, so it's not good, but Liotta gives a nicely over the top performance which lifts this film above the standards it could otherwise have fallen to.On the downside, the film is full of poor CGI animation which shows the plane flying. This is blatantly unrealistic and the film loses a lot of impact in this way, but that's what a tight budget can do for a film, I guess. Also, there are lots of things which happen which just wouldn't be possible in real life, like a jumbo jet flying upside down, or the plane flying through the top story of a building and yet having no signs of visible damage, let alone avoiding crashing.As the film's heroine, Lauren Holly is passable, thankfully she doesn't have to scream too much, although she does do some pretty stupid things in the film like go and strap herself in a chair when she should be trying to land the plane. Liotta is by far the best thing in this film, I've been a fan of overacting for a while now and nobody is more intense and insane than this guy; the impact is better because at first he's a nice, pleasant and kind person. British actor Ben Cross, his career on the skids, turns up as a helpful commander, while Hector Elizondo is wasted as a detective hot on Liotta's trail.Although passing as an action film, there are plenty of horror elements, such as loads of bodies falling out of shelves (think HALLOWEEN) and sitting in chairs. At the end, the film becomes DEAD CALM in the air, with the viewer repeatedly thinking that Liotta is dead, only for him to come back for another shock. My only complaint with this is that Liotta has a rather poor death scene, and is killed a bit too easily. I would have liked to see him get burnt or something and come back for a final attack, it would have been in the spirit of the thing, but that's just me. If you're a fan of bad films then TURBULENCE may just be the absurdity you're looking for.

LeonLouisRicci Time to Pile On Board. This is an Easy One. Nothing Here is Meant to be Realistic, just Good Old Fashioned Fun in an R Rated, Bloodied Up Kind of Way. The Thing Starts its Turbines in Overdrive and Never Lets Up.Talk about Getting Your Money's Worth. There are Psychos and the Criminally Insane, and for Your Added Pleasure Serial Killers, Corrupt Cops, A Strong Petite Woman Hero, Piles of Corpses, Non Stop Trauma and More.This is Obviously One of those No Brainers that has Many Ha Ha Moments, Intentionally and Not, and Manages to Land a Movie with Nothing but Entertainment on its Mind. It's Not Politically Correct, or Witty, or Touching, or Romantic, or Anything but an Action Filled Film that goes for the Thrills Without Any Concern for Itself, in Fact Most of the Time it is Self Deprecating in its Dumbness.This is One for the So Bad it is Good Crowd and those not Seeking Lectures or Morality, No One can be Offended by its Uppity Stance on Anything. Everything Here is There to be Exploited in the Most Obvious Way. Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly Make for Good Sparring Partners and Not One of them has a Witty Line. All the Highbrow Critics just can't seem to Relate. But with a Six-Pack or some Pop-Corn in the Hand this is as Good as a County Fair.

breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com Airplane thrillers - it's a common plot line. Whether it's a hijacking by a villain or simple mechanical malfunction, there have been several types of films that run in a similar fashion. Airport (1970) or Executive Decision (1996), just to name a couple, all take place on a plane with the possibility of it crashing and killing a ton of lives. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways something can be done. And as for this production, nothing really stands out.This story is about a female flight attendant who gets caught in the crossfire on a moving plane that's transporting two dangerous criminals to another city jail. Problem is, she's the only person left alive to fly the plane. It would be OK if this was the only focus but the writer, Jonathan Brett decided to include another subplot - the plane is headed into a level six storm. Thus the name of the title. Not impressive. I'm sure a better title could've been created even if the subplot of the storm wasn't included.The writer, Jonathan Brett isn't a truly established professional. None of his work is well known and for the films he is given credit for, isn't considered to be even mediocre. For example, why would anyone have two licensed criminals board a passenger airplane? And, when they do get on the plane, there are only 10 passengers,….so why is it so empty? What kind of writing is this? That's not a good sign and it shows throughout the film. The cast may surprise people though. Ray Liotta, Hector Elizondo, Rachel Ticotin {Melina from Total Recall (1990)}, Catherine Hicks and John Finn all have number of scenes long enough for viewers to appreciate their presence. However, this doesn't mean their performances are good or even close to being any different than their past roles in films.One of the criminals who is the main antagonist is played by Ray Liotta. This isn't a surprise. Liotta proved he could play a scary character in Unlawful Entry (1992) and it was much more realistic. Here, Liotta still can be scary but his performance is either underdone or overdone. Almost like he has a split personality. That would've been more entertaining if that had been written into the screenplay. As for the other actors mentioned, they just play minor characters which is nice when they're on screen but when they aren't, the plot runs extremely slow. Lauren Holly, who plays Teri, the flight attendant isn't entertaining either. Her fear looks real but her voice is irritating and can make it hard for people to sympathize with the character.I'm honestly surprised that the direction wasn't better. The movie is directed by Robert Butler who has 3 Primetime Emmys and a few other awards. The special effects aren't bad either, they at least matched the era of the decade. At least that worked as well as Shirley Walker's score to the film. It wasn't memorable and didn't have a theme but at least it corresponded at all the right moments of each scene. There definitely was the right emotion for each particular segment. But that is it.For a thriller with a B list cast of actors from the small and big screens, one would think this would turn out at least somewhat watchable. It has OK music and special effects but the writing isn't special or even close to being a little different and the acting is poor.

PeterMitchell-506-564364 Turbulence is such as embarrassingly dumb movie, the actors must of surely had laughing fits in between. This is another half baked product, another one of these plane hijack movies, this bad review of it, made it made me want to go and see it. It's almost deserves it's place in the comedy section of the video store. Cool, handsome, smooth talking serial killer, Ryan Weaver (Ray Liotta) hamming it up here, boards a plane with another bad dude, and their two escorting officers. Liotta can be scary and he definitely has his moments here. Weaver has killed a few woman, the last one nearly losing her life too, when an obsessive detective (Hector Elizondo) and his team stepped in and saved her. Liotta as you can guess, escapes as does the other prisoner and turns this plane ride into bedlam. Lauren Holly, an innocent stewardess becomes the hero of the film, as all the pilots, most of stewardess's and some passengers who should of behaved, are all deceased. All the rest of the passengers are in the top deck, Liotta and Holly are left alone, where idle chat and some too close for comfort moments, take place. At least we are learning a bit about the killer. I like that intense scene between Liotta and another stewardess, who he childs for picking on Holly, that is before he kills her in a quite gruesome way too.I think he raped her also. There's an uglyness in Turbulence, that a lot of other plane hijack movies are void of, in terms of violence, and the loss of life, that's taken away so cheaply here. For Liotta fans, Turbulence will make your night, but this film just has a lot of incredulous moments. I can't imagine how scared I'd be if the plane did a 360. Just a good laugh/action romp, that may put you off planes for good. Why Ben Cross as one of the control tower pilots, who talks Holly through a safe landing, did this, is beyond me.