Snakes on a Plane knows exactly what kind of movie it is, knows exactly what moviegoers expect from a title like Snakes on a Plane, and delivers the exact pleasures of a movie in which poisonous snakes are unleashed on a plane to kill an eyewitness to murder. Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, The Long Kiss Goodnight) knows exactly what he's doing in this movie and knows exactly when to pull out the superbad Samuel L. Jackson stare and deliver the infuriated Samuel L. Jackson bellow. The rest of the cast--including Julianna Margulies (ER), Rachel Blanchard (the TV series Clueless), Kenan Thompson (Fat Albert), David Koechner (Anchorman), Bobby Canavale (The Station Agent), and Sunny Mabrey (One Last Thing...)--play their parts with admirably straight faces and deadpan humor. Director David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2, Cellular) gives the movie the much-needed headlong momentum you would expect from a former stunt coordinator. In summation: A perfect piece of self-aware but not self-conscious high camp entertainment, blending comedy and thrills in perfect proportion. --Bret Fetzer
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Enjoyable and silly fun This is a great laugh, with some good action & quite a lot of gore. It's an enjoyably daft blockbuster with some scenes that go back to disaster movie cliches, but in an enjoyable way. Recommended.
Love It! People moan that Snakes on a Plane is a stupid film, ITS SUPPOSED TO BE STUPID! Its a film that you shouldn't take seriously, just enjoy the ride.
Sadly, this is a film that you can only watch for the first time once in your life. Do you remember watching "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" aged 7? Do you remember sitting down with "Airwolf" on Saturday Afternoons? Do you miss the fact that you can't go and see films like "Cobra" and "Over The Top" anymore? Well, now you can. Snakes On A Plane is the best megablockbuster I've seen in years. It is what it is, and it's unapologetic about it. No faux-ironic postmodern, knowing, winking-at-the-audience screenplay. None of that. What you see is what you get. Snakes. On A Plane. Plot?... more info
Failed to meet even minimal expectations Okay, so you've got a mass of snakes and Samuel L Jackson on a plane. What's not to like about popcorn entertainment? Well, for one thing, it has to follow a logical narrative and the viewer has to suspend disbelief. The problem is that the film is so badly shot, acted and constructed that it just looks like a joke at your expense. By the end, i was wondering how much Jackson got paid to appear in this, and how on earth something so amateurish could even be made in Hollywood. That's the real point, not that... more info
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