Down-the-line Hollywood combat film of the old school, with American Apache helicopters in aerial action against new foes: Colombian drug dealers and the people who protect them. Nicolas Cage is the young hot-shot US pilot, Tommy Lee Jones the older instructor who wishes he were back in the action. And, in these days of equality, Sean Young is no wilting violet waiting back at the base, but a 'scout pilot' who helps the boys out of trouble at the end. Shortish, noisy and incident-filled, the film has a serviceable script and keeps you hopping, if hardly guessing. Cliffhanging stuff for action fans and an unusually straightforward role for Cage that his fans will like.

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