Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5039036003780 Format: PAL Number Of Discs: 1 Theatrical Release Date: April 23, 1999 Sales Rank: 152464
Amazon.com: Blessed by a fantastic cast and slick direction by Mike Newell, Pushing Tin is one of those invigorating movies (like Wall Street or All the President's Men) that takes you behind the scenes of a dramatic profession--in this case, the high-stress world of air-traffic controllers--and throws in a source of conflict to ramp up the tension. For ace "tin-pusher" Nick Falzone (John Cusack), that conflict arrives in the form of Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton), an Irish/Choctaw half-breed whose Zen-like control of air traffic immediately puts Nick on the defensive. Add an incident of infidelity and Nick's subsequent self-loathing and guilt, and Pushing Tin turns into a macho pissing match, with Nick's and Russell's spouses (Cate Blanchett and Angelina Jolie, respectively) stuck in the middle.
At that point, this otherwise splendid comedy-drama turns almost fatally silly, and it hits additional turbulence by lapsing into a predictable series of pat resolutions. Fortunately, the jazzy cast avoids a nosedive into the tarmac, and if you recall Blanchett's Oscar-nominated performance in Elizabeth, you'll be amazed by her flawless transformation into a smart and sweetly devoted New Jersey housewife. Dialogue is a major asset here, and the script (by TV veterans Glen and Les Charles) gives Cusack & Co. plenty to chew on. That makes Pushing Tin a breezy good time, and its flaws are easily forgiven. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - "You have one little mid-air and you never hear the end of it."
The life of New York City air traffic controller Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is stressful enough until super controller Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) arrives. Nick gets a little too close to Russell's ... Read More
Rating: - A Hollywood Version of ATC Reality
If you want spectacular picture about of a real history of Air Traffic Controller, this isn't your picture.
This picture is a good comedy, with elements for have funny session viewing a light ... Read More
Rating: - IT'S ONLY ME, BUT:
CUSAK AND THORNTON PLAY AIR TRAFIC CONTROLLERS WITH DIFFERENT METHODS OF ACHEIVING THE SAME GOAL. BILLIE BOB IS NUTS. JOLIE IS WITH THORNTON AND HUSTLES CUSAK. CAN'T SEE JOLIE AND THORNTON MARRIED. UGH. ... Read More
Rating: - This is a comedy?
I own this movie because it came as part of a box set. I'd never heard of it before and didn't know anything about it, but eventually decided to watch it. I've tried to sit through it twice now, but can't ... Read More
Rating: - decent
Pushing Tin is a strange movie. It's a mix of romance comedy and drama. It actually does a fairly decent job of showing the viewer why relationships are important. It wasn't really a funny film to me personally. ... Read More
- A Hollywood Version of ATC Reality
- IT'S ONLY ME, BUT:
- This is a comedy?