Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane, directed by David R.Ellis

The actual title of the film gives it away but I still wanted to see this film as I am a huge fan of Samuel L Jackson as well as the good old 'plane taken over action movie'. So I went to the Aberystwyth students union on a Monday night with my housemates, having sat down on the comfy sofas the titles rolled with the opening montage of Hawaii and the beautiful sea and sandy beaches. Here we are introduced to a central character called Sean Jones (Nathan Phillips), who witnesses a murder and has to then fly over the pacific ocean to stand as a witness. So we then have the main protagonist Neville Flynn played by Samuel L Jackson, who is there to protect Sean throughout the journey.

However, no one on board could have ever imagined what would be in store because about an hour into their journey there is a timer that releases a variety of poisonous snakes and what makes them stir crazy is the scent of the hula wreaths that the passengers are wearing. As the snakes slither around the plane we have mulitple stories happening as and when the snakes attack. There is a couple in the toilets who are making love and one snake bites the guys 'sensitive area', leaving the entire male audience cringeing. In addition there are other snakes sliding past passengers feet and up their clothes which makes this film a jump out of your seat action movie, keeping you entertained throughout. As always Samuel L Jackson is brilliant as the action hero and it is arguably likely that the audience will always be on his side,whilst at the same time the female audience have Nathan Phillips as the 'eye candy'.

As the film progresses, tensions mount and at breaking point there is the introduction of the python leaving you definitely on the edge of your seat especially when a man throws a dog at the python and it eats the dog. All in all I would definitely recommend this movie if you want two hours of harmless, simple plot, tense action movie starring a cool action hero.