Five miles above the earth an elite team of six men braves ultimate danger to save 400 lives on board a 747 and 40 million more on the ground below. A terrorist leader hijacks an american aircraft and the presidents crisis management team must make a choice. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/05/2005 Starring: Kurt Russell Halle Berry Run time: 133 minutes Rating: R Director: Stuart Baird

Despite Steven Seagal's imposing presence in this enjoyable thriller, Kurt Russell turns out to be the real star as an American intelligence expert who finds himself leading a strike force against Islamic terrorists who have seized in-flight control of a 747 jetliner with 400 passengers. It's not all that different from Air Force One, but the formula story perks right along with considerable suspense as Russell's cohorts (Oliver Platt, Joe Morton) try to defuse a chemical bomb that could wipe out (you guessed it) the entire Eastern seaboard. John Leguizamo plays one of the U.S. commandos attempting to stop the violent hijackers, and Halle Berry costars as a flight attendant who risks her life to assist Russell's rescue team. As action movies go, Executive Decision marked an impressive directorial debut for veteran film editor Stuart Baird. --Jeff Shannon

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