97 Minutes

97 Minutes

A hijacked 767 will crash in just 97 minutes when its fuel runs out. Against the strong will of NSA Deputy Toyin, NSA Director Hawkins prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Tyler, one of the alleged hijackers on board who is an undercover Interpol agent - or is he?

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 93 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Thrillers
  • Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alec Baldwin, MyAnna Buring, Michael Sirow, Pavan Grover, Anjul Nigam, Slavko Sobin, Peter Brooke, Austin Parsons, Katarzyna KoĹ‚eczek, Danny Bohnen, Joe Corrigall, Jodie Mcmullen
  • Director: Timo Vuorensola
 Comments
  • kosmasp - 1 April 2024
    There can only be one
    I think therefor I am - well the movie does try to add some gravity, some quality through literature and quotes. So no pun intended - with my quotes and puns that is. Which the movie does not have going for it - it does have guns though. It also has a twist that you may or may not like. It was quite neat, though I have not checked if there are issues with the inner logic of it. Let's pretend it works for the sake of argument.

    You still may not be entirely convinced - it does have good actors in it though and the action is decent. You can enjoy the ride (or flight for that matter) - just do not expect this to be something it is not.
  • burlesonjesse5 - 19 September 2023
    VIEWS ON FILM review of 97 Minutes
    In 2023's 97 Minutes, the title refers to the amount of time a 767 plane has before it runs out of fuel. How random. But hey, that's just scratching the surface because there's much more to "97's" ode to unlawful seizes, much much more.

    97 Minutes is a hijack movie, an air disaster flick, a suicide mission vehicle complete with all the trimmings (that includes sneering terrorists, faulty operating limitations, and nuclear bombs in the belly). Co-starring the resurrected Alec Baldwin and Jo Martin, the film obviously looks like it was made on a restricted budget, shooting most of its scenes on two set locations (one of which probably wasn't even an actual plane). No matter, I dug "97". Why? Because despite its slight improbability and early on, muted character developments, the thing has brains (and some brawn). I mean somewhere Capt. Joe Patroni is well, smiling, gleefully.

    Earning most of its hour and a half runtime with raveled plot workings and twist and turns that resemble any actual, disastrous 767 at mid-flight, 97 Minutes is its own entity, not trying to be commercialized like Air Force One or arty like United 93 (not that those films were bad cause they weren't). "97" is well, the thinking man's flying bird thriller, only exhibiting brute force when it has to and telling its story from an impassioned, Cold War-like point of view.

    "97's" strongest asset has to be star Jonathan Rhys Meyers, an actor who has an uncanny way of carrying a close-packed pic with searing screen presence and a raw, physical dedication to his role. Meyers plays Alex, an undercover Interpol agent whose antihero vibes and two-faced lures give the audience member the feeling of being held in a cinematic vice grip. He basically helps 97 Minutes "soar" even higher (pun intended).
  • Prismark10 - 25 July 2023
    97 Minutes
    It looks like Alec Baldwin is the latest star to end up on straight to streaming B movies.

    When a plane heading for New York is hijacked by Russian terrorists. Hawkish NSA Director Hawkins (Alec Baldwin) wants to shoot it down before the plane hits American space. His underling Toyin (Jo Martin) toys for a more restraint solution that would save the lives of the passenger.

    Toyin has help as one of the terrorists in the plane Alex (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is an undercover Interpol agent. He is helping a former medic on the plane to revive the injured pilot.

    Maybe Alex could regain control of the plane and kill off the terrorists. In his way are some of the other passengers who plan to take their own action against the terrorists on the plane.

    This is a cheaply made and cheap looking film that seemed to have been shot in England. The movie is a bit of a dud. It has a little bit of Passenger 57 and Die Hard with a twist. Not sure adding elements of United 93 was bad taste or not.