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When asked where his father is now, he merely says 'he died.violently'. Self-Made Orphan: Rane all but admits to being one.Psycho for Hire: Rane is a terrorist-for-hire who takes great pleasure in tormenting and killing innocent people.Only Sane Man: Stuart Ramsey is the only one who points out how insanely stupid it was for the FBI to put the world's most dangerous plane hijacker on a plane.No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Cutter delivers one of these to Vincent, Rane's knife-wielding henchman.Never Say That Again: Rane thanks his lawyer for his legal advice of pleading temporary insanity by brutally thrashing him, putting him in a painful hold, and whispering 'Repeat after me: Charles Rane is not insane.'.As a result, Cutter is far less inclined to be a hero during the present-day. My Greatest Failure: Cutter's wife being blown away by some random armed store thief that killed her out of spite when Cutter couldn't get the drop on him fast enough and tried to negotiate.Mistaken for Terrorist: Cutter is at first, thanks to Rane fooling the police into thinking he worked for him.

Madness Mantra: Charles Rane is not insane.Made of Iron: Rane no-sells several shots to the crotch during his final fight with Cutter.Made of Explodium: When the terrorists reboard the plane, the mobile gangway collapses and bursts into flames.In the official soundtrack, the eponymous song is beautiful yet melancholic, representing Cutter's inability to come to terms with her death. Bruce Payne delivers every line as though he's playing a snake. He thinks nothing of shooting hostages, even if they have families, and at one point even menaces his own lawyer. Knight in Sour Armor: Cutter is very bitter and testy after his wife's death.Not that it matters much, since he tries to knife John right after saying that. He wouldn't know who had hijacked the plane since he was down in the hold the whole time. I Never Said It Was Poison: How Vincent gives himself away: he says they should go along with whatever 'Mister Rane' orders.He uses it to good effect against Vincent and Rane. Honest Corporate Executive: Stuart Ramsey, the CEO of Atlantic International Airlines.Her Boyfriend's Jacket: John takes off his and gives it to Marty when they get off the plane after seeing off Rane, cementing their new relationship.Rane: Those are your emotions acting without the benefit of intellect. Hannibal Lecture: Rane is quite skilled at delivering these, browbeating various law enforcement-types and taunting Cutter over his inability to prevent the deaths of the hostages he kills.Genius Bruiser: Both Cutter and Rane are this, being both skilled tacticians and dangerous combatants.Freudian Excuse: Rane had an abusive father, who he mentions died a violent death.French Jerk: One of Ranes minions is French.He proceeds to do it back, revealing his handcuffs and scaring the child half to death. Finger Gun: While imprisoned, Rane notices a child doing this.Faux Affably Evil: Rane is always exceptionally polite but clearly malevolent and sadistic.Makes sense since Wesley Snipes is trained in Capoeira, Hapkido, Taekwondo and Kickboxing among his other fighting styles. Extremity Extremist: Cutter's fighting style puts a lot of emphasis on kicks as seen in his fight with Vincent.Evil Brit: Rane is an English terrorist-for-hire.Subverted with the co-pilot and navigator, who both survive the movie. Disposable Pilot: Played straight with the captain, who gets shot by Rane when the villains take over the plane.Regrettably, we see a blurring of good and evil in this film.

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Director Kevin Hooks also deserves credit for a fine directing job with action-packed suspense and timing propelling the movie rapidly forward. Wesley Snipes turns in a credible acting performance with his fight tactics, clever maneuvers and split-second timing in the fight sequences, amid considerable profane and obscene language. Soon, Cutter gets forced into action, and following much violence, it appears that everyone on the plane will be killed and that Rane and his cohorts will go free.

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When the plane is 38,000 feet in the air, Rane manages to free himself, and with the help of accomplices, begins his plane takeover.

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Another passenger and well-known psychotic terrorist, Charles Rane, just happens to be on the same plane headed for Los Angeles where he will stand trial for airplane hijacking.

In PASSENGER 57, anti-terrorist expert John Cutter, alias Passenger 57 (Wesley Snipes), is en route to Los Angeles where he hopes to lead a more tranquil, nine-to-five kind of life.