Review of Airport 2013 (2014) by Sam M — 24 Aug 2015

The film that birthed the 'disaster film' genre which permeated the 1970s.

A star-studded; bland and rambling mess, fraught with stock cliche characters, dialogue, and plot devices.

This review of Airport 2013 (2014) was written by Sam M on 24 Aug 2015.

Airport 2013 has generally received positive reviews.

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