Snakes on a Plane its release on home video on January 2, 2007. After witnessing California-based gang boss Eddie Kim brutally beat U.S. Prosecutor Daniel Hayes to death in Hawaii, Sean Jones is escorted by FBI agents Neville Flynn and John Sanders on a Boeing 747-400 to testify in a trial in Los Angeles. Despite increased security for the flight, Kim arranges for a time-release crate full of venomous snakes to be placed in the cargo hold in an attempt to bring down the plane before it reaches Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). To ensure the snakes attack the passengers without the need for
Snakes on a Plane screenings for critics. After the film opened, the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 69% based reviews from 173 critics, with the consensus: ""Snakes on a Plane" lives up to its title, featuring snakes on a plane. It isn't perfect, but then again, it doesn't need to be." At the website Metacritic, which uses a weighted average rating system, the film earned a mixed rating of 58% based on 31 reviews by mainstream critics. Reviewers reported audiences cheering, applauding, and engaging in "call and response", noting that audience participation was an important part of the