When the deputies bring Cutter before Chief Biggs, Biggs orders him taken into custody.As the passengers are being released, Rane and two of his men make their escape. Rane also tells Biggs that Cutter is one of his men, a deserter. Rane promises to release half the hostages in return for fuel and takeoff clearance. On the tarmac, Cutter is quickly apprehended by local sheriff's deputies.Meanwhile, Rane has made contact with the local sheriff, Chief Biggs (Ernie Lively). After a brief fight with one of Rane's men down there, Cutter initiates a fuel dump which forces the Tri Star Lockheed L-1011 to land at a small Louisiana airfield.Cutter manages to escape from the plane, but Marti is captured by another of Rane's men. During the confrontation, Cutter and Marti manage to escape, taking the elevator to the plane's lower deck. However, Rane responds by executing one of the passengers with a Berreta M9 pistol, making Cutter feel responsible for the man's death. Cutter, in the lavatory during the takeover, emerges and overpowers one of Rane's men. Several other henchmen concurrently spring into action, stealing weapons from the dead officers and taking the plane's passengers hostage. When Marti performs a head count after boarding is complete, Cutter happens to be passenger number 57.Mid-flight, Rane is freed when Sabrina Ritchie (Elizabeth Hurley), disguised as a flight attendant, shoots both FBI officers dead. Several of Rane's people are aboard the plane, disguised as cabin crew and passengers. Also on board is Rane, in FBI custody, headed to Los Angeles to stand trial for his terrorist activities in the past. By coincidence, one of the flight attendants on this flight happens to be Marti. Cutter is at first reluctant, but Delvecchio and the airline's president (Bruce Greenwood) manage to win him over during lunch.Cutter boards Atlantic International Flight 163 to Los Angeles. When Marti disobeys his instructions, the pair have a brief confrontation.After class, Cutter sees an old friend, Sly Delvecchio (Tom Sizemore), who is there with a job offer: vice-president for the anti-terrorism unit at Atlantic International Airlines, a major carrier. During this particular session, his student is Marti Slayton (Alex Datcher), a flight attendant. After a harrowing chase through the city streets, Rane is finally apprehended.Haunted by the shooting death of his wife in a robbery, former police officer John Cutter (Wesley Snipes) has taken a job training flight attendants and security personnel in how to deal with dangerous situations including terrorists. Rane becomes suspicious and makes his escape, killing the surgeon in the process. It becomes apparent that the plastic surgeon and his staff are in on the plan. Outside, federal agents and SWAT teams close in to arrest him. Especially impressive is the opening title montage piece with its powerful bass lines.International terrorist Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) is about to undergo plastic surgery to change his appearance in order to evade the law. The funky score by jazz-rocker Stanley Clarke is of CD quality. The dynamic and aggressive Dolby Surround® soundtrack is well matched to the action. The picture quality is sharp with good color balance throughout. This is a Panavision® scope composition that has been transferred to a 2.49:1 aspect ratio. It’s do or die action in the air and on the ground as Cutter uses his skills to save the day. When Cutter steps into the lavatory, he emerges to discover that Rane and his fellow terrorists have taken control. While on a flight, he coincidentally ends up on the same plane as FBI-escorted terrorist, Charles Rane (Bruce Payne). Cutter is hired by an airline to oversee its safeguard operations and instruct fellow employees about the “truth” behind airline safety. Passenger 57 stars Wesley Snipes as John Cutter, a former anti-terrorist Secret Service agent and a championed undercover airline security operative. ![]() Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, Alex Datcher, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Hooks & Ernie Lively Reviewed In Issue 03 Of Widescreen Review®
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