Con Air | Subtitle
This is peak Nicolas Cage. Sporting a flowing Southern-belle mullet and an accent that defies geography, his performance is incredibly earnest amidst the chaos.
Naturally, the convicts—led by the brilliant psychopath Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich)—hijack the plane. Poe, who just wants to get home to meet the daughter he’s never known, must play a double game: helping the cons while secretly feeding information to U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin (John Cusack) on the ground. Why It Works subtitle Con Air
The story follows Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage), a former Army Ranger who accidentally kills a man while defending his pregnant wife. After serving eight years, he is paroled and catches a ride home on the "Jailbird," a transport plane filled with the country’s most dangerous criminals. This is peak Nicolas Cage
The supporting cast is a "who’s who" of character actors. Malkovich is terrifyingly calm as Cyrus; Ving Rhames brings muscle as Diamond Dog; and Steve Buscemi provides a chilling, Hannibal Lecter-lite performance as Garland Greene. Poe, who just wants to get home to