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(1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 64% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "With West's confident competence, and Bruckheimer's reliable slickness, Con Air gets out of its own way and becomes a trash classic."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null "Despite the glut of strong performers, the thing never gets past its cumbersome, detonate-everything high concept."   Philadelphia City Paper   Cynthia Fuchs 49/100 "There are some decent actors in this movie, and they have sold their souls to the devil."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 2/4 "After about two hours, the explosions, shootings, explosions, wisecracks, explosions, and intrusive sentimental interludes get very boring."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2.5/4 "...were that many explosions really necessary?"   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/10 "Jerry Bruckheimer should be thankful for the modern audience's short attention span."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Dragan Antulov C "I don't know how it happened, or what Simon West was thinking, but the first half of Con Air is brilliant and the second half is a non-stop climax, and a dimwitted one at that."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov "Adrenaline-pumping action drama with some special surprizes."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "Sitting through this movie is like watching a dog running in circles chasing its tail -- the amusement factor dies quickly as the situation become repetitive."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "Beneath all the dust and blood, there is heart in the tale of a man trying to get back to his wife and child."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 1/5 "It's slapped together childishly and has no real foundation to render it even vaguely capable of withstanding a lapping wave of intellect or logic."   Netflix   James Rocchi 7/10 "Rude, crude, mindless action and nonstop gratuitous violence just don't get any better."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 3.5/5 "the quintessential high-octane action flick"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 3.5/4 "I liked the way the film is crafted. Simon West is no artist, but he's got the Bruckheimer machine behind him making sure everything is fast, loud and flashy."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 2.5/4 "Mega-budget action extravaganzas don't get much sillier than this."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "It’s not a great movie. It may not even be a good movie, except that it’s fun."   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "It's only all these A-list and almost-A-list actors that makes this anything other than a made-for-USA Networks movie."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Don Simpson may be dead, but former producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer keeps the old Simpson/Bruckheimer spirit alive."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina C+ "Has a strange air of nonchalant wackiness about it that makes it hard not to like."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "The Hollywood ending hurts the film's integrity, diminishing what could easily have become a classic of the genre."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "Resolutely not boring."   Not Coming to a Theater Near You   Rumsey Taylor 3.5/5 "It's not exactly a spoof of action flicks, but everyone involved clearly has tongue wedged firmly within cheek."   DVDTalk.com   Scott Weinberg  (1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 64% Fresh Page   1