Retro Reviews: Con Air

Been a while since I picked up the Retro Reviews. Too much other writing had to get done, and lots of pressure. But what better way to get back into it than with Simon West’s Con Air, one of the most wonderfully stupid, unabashedly cheesy films of all time.

The major selling point of the film is the outstanding cast. Keep in mind that at the time Nicolas Cage was still riding high as both a dramatic actor and action star. The Nic Cage of today, more caricature than character actor, had yet to...