Air Force One Critic Reviews

A fairly competent recycling of familiar ingredients, given an additional interest because of Harrison Ford's personal appeal.Read the full review

Harrison Ford as the President of the United States is such a perfect piece of casting that it's at once a fantasy and a joke: The joke is how perfect the fantasy is. [25 Jul 1997, p. 48]Read the full review

At once vigorous and old-fashioned, a piece of expertly crafted entertainment that gets the job done with skill and panache. [25 July 1997]Read the full review

Petersen ratchets the tension up to a level where the viewer is likely to forget the imbecilic plot contrivances that have gotten the situation to this point, and just enjoy the action and adventure.Read the full review

Director Wolfgang Petersen puts such a fresh spin on the familiar that it all works like gangbusters.Read the full review

Dares to present a flat-out heroic president, without the safety net of irony. It succeeds.Read the full review

There's not a single thing about Air Force One to recommend, except perhaps the controlled performance of Glenn Close, who does remarkably well as the recipient of several phone calls from the sky.Read the full review

A meat-and-potatoes American thriller that means business all around the world.Read the full review

Viscerally juicy....The movie is effectively cast. [25 July 1997, p.D2]Read the full review