Snakes on a Plane

Rating: M – Contains Violence, Offensive Language & Sex Scenes.
Duration: 105 mins.
Genre: Suspense & Thriller.
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Blanchard, Kenan Thompson, Byron Lawson, Flex Alexander.
Director: David R. Ellis.
Release Date: Available Now.

The people who complained about Snakes on a Plane obviously need to get their heads checked. I mean look at the title of the movie; Snakes on a Plane! What? You were expecting a take-me-seriously type of hight altitude thriller along the lines of Flightplan?

Forget it. This is a kick back to B-grade thrillers, back when Hollywood was all about fun. This is a movie along the lines of Slither, but with better actors.

Snakes on a Plane knows not to take it’s self seriously, It’s a movie about assassinating someone by filling the domestic flight that they are on with poisonous snakes.

If you don’t think the title and the concept is cool in a that’s-so-bad-it’s-bound-to-be-funny way, then stay away.

If you a slightly irreverent sense of humour and a brain that can be left behind when watching movies, then Snakes is for you!

Samuel L. Jackson switches between his bad-arse look, and trademark bellow with ease, driving this story with his sheer presence.

Yes, it’s a safe bet to say if you don’t like Mr Jackson, you won’t like this movie.

Other familiar faces, mainly from TV, manage to keep straight faces and compliment the deadpan humour that pervades the plane.

Cellular’s Director David R. Ellis keeps the action moving along at speed, never really relenting until the credits, and the special effects, whilst at times a little that’s-so-obviously-fake looking, are good enough to keep everything ticking, and the snake cam is sheer brilliance, especially as it is used with restraint.

Food for thought:
Is laughter really the best medicine?

Rent or Buy?
Buy it, it’s another Samuel L. Jackson classic.