Con Air, a summer blast of a movie, teaches us many things: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer never met an explosion, a car crash or 20 tough guys talking trash he didn't like. Nicolas Cage is one of our most enjoyable screen heroes. As long as you're funny, you can literally get away with murder in a movie.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This is a movie that knows it is absurd, and does little to deny it.
The colorfully written Con Air is a solid chip off "The Rock," pumped up and very well cast, with the prettiness and polish of advertising art.
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L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Con Air is entertaining in an extravagantly decadent sort of way. It just isn't a movie.
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SalonCharles Taylor
SalonCharles Taylor
How's the movie? Big, loud, brutal and stupid, that's how it is. But then, you don't need a critic to tell you that -- anyone with a grade-school education who's seen the previews can figure that out.