Hell On Earth > Movies > Con Air > Illustrated Plot, Part 6

So, how did the movie rate?

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John Malkovich, John Cusack and Colm Meaney turn in sub-par performances, riddled with clichés. Ving Rhames and Nick Chinlund disappoint as well: at no point do they rise above the sub-par script.

Nicolas Cage earns points for helping the Bunny out thrice and for the touching scenes at the end. (Unfortunately, a minor subplot of Cage wanting to go to Vegas himself to either marry Sarah Jessica Parker or perish in the arms of Elisabeth Shue fails to fully develop.)

Steve Buscemi leaves a lasting impression by staying almost completely out of the plot's way -- a wise decision. At no point does he threaten the bunny, a fact the RabidBunnies appreciated as well.

Summing up, Con Air is one commendable effort to increase the number of motion pictures featuring plush animals in starring roles. However, an unique chance has been squandered: The plot disappoints, the actors seem to phone their parts in (John Cusack and Colm Meaney do this literally, at several points). The explosions don't manage to distract the audience from the sad fact that the Bunny's character is never developed.

In closing, the RabidBunnies would like to invite Mr. Cage for their next trip to the washing machine -- they could sure use his amazing powers of quick-drying. The Sheep and Critters would like to know whether this effect is limited to bunnies.

So, Nic, why did you do it?

"Well, Jer (Jerry Bruckheimer, Ed.) here offered me a free booze clause in my contract."

Really?

"Really."

(All images on this page are from the Jerry Bruckheimer production Con Air, © 1997 by Touchstone Pictures, a Disney company. Used for satirical purposes only; no copyright infringement is intended. The images were cropped a bit, but otherwise remain unaltered.) Text & Image Editing © by MOATMAI.

Hell On Earth > Movies > Con Air > Illustrated Plot, Part 6