Executive Decision
Executive Decision
R | 15 March 1996 (USA)
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Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

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AniInterview

Sorry, this movie sucks

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SparkMore

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

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Matrixiole

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

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Lollivan

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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nateshady

I can't believe Steven Seagal died so early.. Why would he even agree to the part? Good actors though

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leethomas-11621

If you're gonna travel, you've gotta take Kurt Russell! Perfect combination of action and technical gadgetry (dirty bomb know-how) delivers non-stop tension. I could not leave this movie- even on a TV screen it loses nothing. Hasn't dated. Excellent special effects. Just go along for the ride. Total surprise.

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Mr-Fusion

As "Die Hard" clones go, "Executive Decision" isn't bad, but its thrills are fairly sporadic. I remember seeing this 20 years ago and being blown away by the death of a major character; but that's all I'd remembered.Watching it today, I really like that the macho strike team doesn't pervade the rest of the movie. A lot of the tension is in the quiet scenes; stealth and reconnaissance. There are moments that are genuinely riveting, and even some surprises (like the plane's depressurizing). But this has been done before (even pre-96), and better.6/10

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edwagreen

Most definitely a taut thriller and really appropriate due to the present world conditions regarding terrorism.This fascinating film deals with one terrorist who has his own ambitions and even when prodded by his superior, he defies everything. Attaching the commandos to the plane was something in itself.Other than the doomed U.S. Senator whose aboard the hijacked aircraft, the film doesn't delve in the personal lives of the affected passengers aboard. In other words, it's not a plane in trouble in the way that we saw 1954's The High and the Mighty.A wonderful cast keeps the tension growing, especially Halle Berry as the courageous stewardess and Kurt Russell.Just when you think that the terrorists have been thwarted, there is more excitement when the plane is crippled by dying terrorists shooting it up and that landing was memorable.

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