review may contain mild spoiler i saw this film on television recently . because it subject matter be evocative of the 9/11 attack ( despite be film two year prior ) and our current terrorism fear and it hold my interest long than i expect it would . but to be sure and in the genre of thriller this be a c movie definitely not in the must see category . if you be look for action and suspense and this movie have a little bit of both and but you will have to accept a lot of unrealistic plot detail along the way . indeed and by the end of the movie the cumulative effect of the scarcely believable plot and the uninspired dialogue have me chuckle inside . if you like to laugh at mediocrity and then this movie might do the trick for you . the performance be decent at time and but mostly forgettable . flashdance jennifer beals and who play the heroine and and jody thompson and a young female passenger in a minor role and be not bad to look at . unfortunately and for most of the film they be just shrink in horror a helpless hostage . tom berenger and who play the villain and do a passable job of cain raise a an off his rocker terrorist and but his character more often strike the viewer a silly and stupid rather than scary . craig sheffer deliver a bland performance a the hero and a former airplane pilot who become a technician or engineer after a flying accident and now have a chance to redeem himself . plain look techie do not usually make good lead men and and sheffer martin messerman be no exception . there be few chance for the actor to shine and a the dialogue that they must recite vacillates between the trite and the ridiculous . and the character development be thin and so there not much depth or motivation underlie the action of the major player . there be too little chemistry between the lead actor to provide much fulfillment at the end of their share experience . the film few attempt at humor be pathetically unfunny and although many other line that be not intend to be funny may elicit laugh for their absurdity . some of the unbelievable moment in the film have be already mention . i will add a few more . a in many film and the villain never can bring himself to kill the person who pose the great threat to his mission and despite the inherent logic of that act . also and the plane be suppose to be fly amid severe atmospheric turbulence throughout ( consistent with the title ) and but for long stretch in the middle of the movie and all rocky movement seem to cease as far a the passenger be concern . and the toxic agent be alternately describe a nerve gas and then anthrax . the movie include lot of technical detail relate to 747 that seem to slow down the story without add much useful realism . some airline industry consultant be name in the credit at the end and so apparently the script be vet by knowledgeable people and but that fact make the scientifically doubtful moment even less excusable . if you must see an airplane thriller and see air force one . if you have already see air force one and the airport and airplane . and and die hard series be all superior to this clunker .