“Passenger 57” is one of those really fun and goofy action films. It’s another clone of “Die Hard” like “The Rock”, “Executive Decision” and “Under Siege”. However, where those movies failed, this one manages to get it just right.

In “Passenger 57”, we see a notorious plane hijacker, named Charles Rane (Bruce Payne “Highlander: Endgame”, “Dungeons & Dragons”), being taken to his trial via a commercial flight (now that’s just stupid). Rane takes over the plane but unfortunately for him, head of airport security John Cutter (Wesley Snipes “Blade”, “Demolition Man”) is on this ride too. With no help, it’s up to Cutter to save the day.

Wesley Snipes is really entertaining. He has personality unlike a lot of action stars and we know he can successfully play both the good guy and the villain. I love some of the ridiculous one-liners he dishes out here. I really like the villain too as that’s what these clones of “Die Hard” have really been missing. The secret of “Die Hard” wasn’t the action (although that was a great part of it); it was the great hero and the dastardly enemy. The other characters aren’t particularly exciting but for this kind of movie the supporting characters don’t need to be entertaining.

“Passenger 57” is a quite entertaining, especially considering it is set on a plane (not the best place for action). Sure, it’s not perfect but with these kinds of movies they are usually just great mindless fun. This is a movie that just gets pushed aside with all the dud action movies of the era but it’s decent. It has some weak dialog and some dull characters but it’s the right length, it knows how long to stay on the plane and it’s got the correct amount of action so if you like these cheesy action flicks then this is your ticket for a fun film.