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Turbulence (1997)

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Critic Reviews: 4
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Airplane travel is a precarious thing at best, and despite the billions of miles traveled safely, the notion of being trapped in a thin metal shell miles above the ground with someone who deliberately imperils lives never fails to chill. In this thriller, serial killer Ryan Weaver (Ray Liotta) gets loose in the plane which is taking him to prison. Suicidal, he manages to kill or incapacitate the pilot, copilot and navigator, only to have his death wish thwarted by the brave actions of flight

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Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Steven E. de Souza, John Herzfeld, Jonathan Brett

Dec 24, 1997

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Critic Reviews for Turbulence

All Critics (37) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (15) | DVD (1)

Fasten your seat belts, folks. It's going to be a cliche-cluttered ride.

August 1, 2001
Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
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About the best thing that can be said about Turbulence is that you're unlikely to encounter it as an in-flight movie.

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lame, lousy, horrid. No wonder Jim divorced Lauren.

November 22, 2002
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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Turbulence is a pretty decent action thriller that is underrated. The film isn't great, but it certainly isn't as bad as what many critics have said about the film. I found that the film could have used some improvement, but otherwise it was a mindless two hours thrill ride. The cast is pretty good here, never anything great, but there's some good enough performances to make this one worth seeing. The film could have been better, but as a whole this is a mindless thriller. If you enjoy these types of film, give it a shot. The film is not as bad as what everyone has said, and there are plenty of things to enjoy about this film. Even if it's not a great film, this is a pleasantly entertaining flick that is fun to watch. This is the type of film that you need to turn off your brain to enjoy. I found Ray Liotta to be quite enjoyable here, and he played a pretty good bad guy. The film definitely had potential in being something much better due to its very good concept, but for what it turned out, it was decent and with a cool thriller that was very interesting, it saved the film from being a total dud. The film certainly has its flaws, but it's nonetheless an enjoyable film if you're in the mood. The film works most of the time and it succeeds at providing you with a lot of mindless thrills. This film is not as bad as what everyone has said. There are far worse films out there. But as a mindless thrill ride, Turbulence delivers.
June 15, 2012
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Bad in the most amusing way possible. Ray Liotta turns the ham factor up to 11 and then some more with his craptastic performance. He's in full Nic Cage mode here.
September 30, 2008
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Tsubaki Sanjuro

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