Review of Passenger 57 (1992) by Durell B — 30 Jan 2014

Over the top 90's nostalgia with your standard English bad guy, tough-as-nails hero and cliche ridden throughout. Why a government organization would put a terrorist on a commercial plane full of passengers is beyond me. The film actually spends more time on the ground at a fair than it does in the air. Furthermore, no civilian should know the air marshal for security reasons but it appears to be open knowledge here. It's also made clear that the main antagonist has no friends and has no desire to have friends, so if that's true, why does he have a legion of people who are ready and willing to pull the trigger when he desires? Shouldn't he work alone? With all its flaws Passenger 57 is still a decent ride but I can't give a pass to the meteor sized plot holes.

Just as a side note which holds no direct bearing to my rating: How the Hell does the main bad guy get his henchman? I'm referencing film as a whole, just not this one. It's never explained in any film how he or she gets people to work for them.