That was...something.
Apr. 9th, 2011 01:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Just finished watching Air Panic, apparently sometimes known as Panic, which was on my Netflix list solely because it has Rodney Rowland, whom I adore unabashedly. I can't tell if this was a made for TV film, though it should have been; it was made, I believe, pre-September 2001, which excuses the plane crash scene, but it is now both less entertaining and more ridiculous.
Well, the whole thing is ridiculous, though it includes a few good performances, Mr. Rowland's among them. It's got some interesting computer graphics and a nicely chewy villain, but the plot has holes they could drive one of the planes through and the pacing is a joke. And does every airplane movie have to do that stupid Airplane window-crash homage? It's been done, guys.
It was interesting, however, to see Tucker Smallwood, who starred with Mr. Rowland in the stunning Space: Above and Beyond a few years earlier. I was also amused to note that one other cast member was on both Castle and CSI while another was on CSI:Miami, and there's more than one Star Trek franchise alumnus in there too.
Despite all the negatives--and this is a bad movie, no biscuit--it gets points for an older woman as a main character (hard to describe properly) and a heroine who kicks tail several times and also makes the first real move in the obligatory romance between herself and the hero. Also for making use of Calvert Cliffs, which I didn't think was all that well known, though I believe the geography was way off there, fellas.
Plus, of course, Mr. Rowland, who--like most of my other favorite actors--gave the role more attention than it deserved. Professionalism, it's a wonderful thing.
Huh. It occurs to me that I may have seen him the very day he got back from filming this thing overseas. I don't remember, now, where they said he'd come from, but boy howdy was he jetlagged. Still cute though. *grin*
Well, the whole thing is ridiculous, though it includes a few good performances, Mr. Rowland's among them. It's got some interesting computer graphics and a nicely chewy villain, but the plot has holes they could drive one of the planes through and the pacing is a joke. And does every airplane movie have to do that stupid Airplane window-crash homage? It's been done, guys.
It was interesting, however, to see Tucker Smallwood, who starred with Mr. Rowland in the stunning Space: Above and Beyond a few years earlier. I was also amused to note that one other cast member was on both Castle and CSI while another was on CSI:Miami, and there's more than one Star Trek franchise alumnus in there too.
Despite all the negatives--and this is a bad movie, no biscuit--it gets points for an older woman as a main character (hard to describe properly) and a heroine who kicks tail several times and also makes the first real move in the obligatory romance between herself and the hero. Also for making use of Calvert Cliffs, which I didn't think was all that well known, though I believe the geography was way off there, fellas.
Plus, of course, Mr. Rowland, who--like most of my other favorite actors--gave the role more attention than it deserved. Professionalism, it's a wonderful thing.
Huh. It occurs to me that I may have seen him the very day he got back from filming this thing overseas. I don't remember, now, where they said he'd come from, but boy howdy was he jetlagged. Still cute though. *grin*