Turbulence

Turbulence is an exciting but needlessly brutal and stereotypical action film set in the air. It is Christmas Eve, and there are very few passengers on the plane on which the air hostess Teri Halloran works. The cabin crew have a less than pleasant experience, however, when it turns out that two of their passengers are hardened criminals on their way to serve long prison sentences. One of them is the woman-killer Ryan Weaver. He quickly puts his guards and his fellow prisoner out of action and would have had complete control of the plane, had it not been for Teri. Owing to several unfortunate circumstances the pilots have also been killed, so Teri, who has fled into the cockpit, must fly the plane single-handedly. At the same time she has to keep Weaver at bay, which is easier said than done, for he is not interested in surviving. He would rather go out with a bang together with the hostages on the plane.

There is not much doubt about the outcome, though that does not diminish the suspense. If there absolutely has to be a raving lunatic on board a plane, Liotta with the icy eyes is a good choice, even if we have seen him in that type of role before.