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Snakes on a Plane

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Snakes on a Plane (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 165

Fresh: 115

Rotten:50

Average Rating: 6.3/10

Consensus: Snakes on a Plane lives up to its title, featuring snakes on a plane. It isn't perfect, but then again, it doesn't need to be.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release: Aug 18, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $33,886,034

Synopsis: SNAKES ON A PLANE's magnificently self-explanatory title triggered a cascade of buzz and anticipation, and fans of truth in advertising will be relieved to learn that the movie lives up to its billing in every way: there are many snakes,... SNAKES ON A PLANE's magnificently self-explanatory title triggered a cascade of buzz and anticipation, and fans of truth in advertising will be relieved to learn that the movie lives up to its billing in every way: there are many snakes, they are on an airplane, Samuel L. Jackson is there to show them who's boss, and the results are just as fun as they are silly. Jackson stars as Nelville Flynn, an FBI agent escorting a witness (Nathan Phillips) on a flight to Los Angeles. Phillips is supposed to testify against an evil mobster, but the details really aren't important, and the filmmakers are smart enough to focus on what counts: a variety pack of poisonous snakes is released mid-flight. To make matters worse, the snakes are crazed and violent because of pheromones, leading to the truly classic Samuel L. Jackson line, "Great. Snakes on crack." With the notable exception of Jackson, most of the cast couldn't act its way out of an airplane barf bag, but that's probably for the best, as good performances would only serve as a distraction from the snakes--who have no trouble springing out of luggage compartments, toilets, and even mouths. The flight includes a standard array of monster-bait, including an arrogant rapper (Flex Alexander), his bodyguard (Kenan Thompson), a flight attendant on her last trip (Julianna Margulies), a rich princess (Rachel Blanchard), and an irritable misanthrope (Gerard Plunkett). But mostly, there are snakes. The script is full of punch lines, some intentional and others not, but the movie expertly treads the line between spoof and sincere B-movie, and fans of both genres should be thoroughly satisfied. [More]

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Marguiles, Nathan Phillips, Bobby Cannavale

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Marguiles, Nathan Phillips, Bobby Cannavale, Flex Alexander, Todd Louiso, Sunny Mabrey, Kenan Thompson, Rachel Blanchard, Lin Shaye, David Koechner, Elsa Pataky, Byron Lawson

Director: David R. Ellis

Director: David R. Ellis
Screenwriter: John Heffernan
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Studio: New Line Cinema

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Nov 13, 2007

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
N/R

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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
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It hurts so good. Mike, Cro, Tom, we need you...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
07/10/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
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Its genre elements are completely honed down to their basest elements and exploited for the most fun possible.

Full Review Source: Stranger Song | comment Comment
07/03/07
Rob Humanick
Stranger Song
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Even if viewed entirely on its own terms, this film, like any snake, tapers at its end.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
07/02/07
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com
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it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
05/27/07
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is
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Its trash pic spirit locates funny nuances of human behaviour.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
03/15/07
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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With entertainment this cardboard and weightless, isn't a response like disappointment disproportionately complex?

Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
01/30/07
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
N/R

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01/20/07
Philip French
Observer [UK]
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Snakes fails for the simple reason that it is a terrible, terrible movie.

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01/11/07
Jeff Otto
cinemaobsession.com
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The self-explanatory title of this campy disaster flick represents a rare case of cinematic truth-in-advertising, because it's all about snakes on a plane.

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01/04/07
Kam Williams
AALBC.com
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I kept imagining the Zucker brothers doing this. Could there be a sillier premise for a movie than snakes on crack?

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/17/06
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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It's too bad to work as thriller, but not nearly bad enough to earn a place in movie infamy.

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11/05/06
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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The fact that there’s a movie called Snakes on a Plane is a small miracle. The bigger miracle is that Ellis’s hugely engaging popcorn flick is nearly as much fun as the movie that was already running in our heads.

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11/04/06
Jason Anderson
CBC.ca Arts
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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
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While it's hard to recommend a film called Snakes on a Plane to the Jane Austen crowd, I have no reservations telling fans of this genre they will get exactly what they pay for.

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