Review – Pushing Tin

Usually to get this much macho posturing you have to rent a war movie or a western rather than a film about air traffic controllers. John Cusack plays an unorthodox but outstanding controller who begins to feel threatened when the new guy, played by Billy Bob Thornton, turns out to be even more unorthodox and outstanding than he is. The two proceed to have extended man-battles, including treating each others’ wives as chattel. Though managing to eke out an occasional amusing moment toward the beginning, the majority of the movie is too male-ego-centered to be much fun. In a way it’s a real shame, because the concept of making a film about wacky air traffic controllers, while not likely to engender much confidence in the air travel industry, at least had some entertainment potential. Further, this cast could have done a lot more with a better script. See if desperate