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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*  

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