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You know that this is going to be one of those movies, yet there is just something that makes you want to sit down and watch it. And now that I have, I wish that I listened to the voice in the back of the head that said "don't".

Granted that the movie stars Denise Richards and has Dolph Lundgren along on the ride for someone to lure in an audience, then the movie never really got up into a gear that makes it particularly watchable or entertaining.

The story in "Altitude" is about a hijacking of an airplane, and that is essentially the core of the story. But wait, hasn't this been seen a million times before in other movies? Yes it has! So do "Altitude" offer anything new or exciting to the genre? No!

Denise Richards trots through the movie on auto-pilot, but that doesn't necessarily make the performance any more interesting. And Dolph Lundgren had only a minor role in the movie, and when he was on the screen he sort of was displaying an attitude of not really wanting to be on set for that movie.

"Altitude" is horribly predictable and offers no plot twists or surprises anywhere. As such, it just march on at a very monotonous pace. And there are far better movies available if you enjoy a good airplane hijacking movie.

The movie wasn't dealt a very advantageous hand from the very beginning, and director Alex Merkin hardly managed to lift the movie up and make it outstanding in any way.

Furthermore, should you manage to sit through the entire movie, like I did, then chances are slim to none that you will return to "Altitude" for a second viewing.

I think the review title says enough. Sub par plot, clueless cast topped off with a boring ending make movies like Snakes on a plane look like a piece of art. Do yourselves a favor and stay away from this piece of crap. I am only typing this extra line in order to submit my review

There is some kind of manipulation of the ratings system going on with this movie. We only watch movies with a 7 or above rating, which as of 4/5/2017, this had a 7.1 with 375 rating. Don't WASTE YOUR TIME. Terrible acting, terrible editing, terrible filming. IMDb out to be ashamed to have let their ratings system be manipulated this badly. Complete waste of $4.99

Once I watched the first 2 minutes of the movie and it was nothing but about 12 different production companies, I knew I was in for a terrible movie. I'm guess they all kicked in $10,000 each. As others have stated, there are huge issues with physics of the aircraft, and the acting is a notch below B movie. The script was highly predictable and fairly boring. Don't waste your time.

Denise Richards plays an FBI hostage negotiator who is being banished to a desk job. On her flight she is upgraded after an altercation with an obese passenger and ends up sitting next to a charming Brit in first class. When the Brit sees Dolph Lundgren on the plane he offers Richards $50 million dollars to get him off the plane safely. Pretty soon the bad guys take over the plane.

Altitude AKA Hijack is a bad action film with a terrible script and mostly shot in the dark so you can hardly see a thing. It is low budget and low wattage action. An awful dog of a film.

This movie is not for those who cannot abide a flick with no unlikely incidents. This is not a documentary, so do not expect an explanation for everything you've never experienced on a flight. Just be thankful! This is a neat, tense action-packed thriller with humor, and real ass-kicking women -- again not something you've probably seen lately. That much more enjoyable for my friend and I who thoroughly enjoyed Denise Richards' performance. The story starts quickly and wastes no time getting to the point. The visual effects are believable and the dialog is both witty and humorous. While clearly not a big-budget movie, the stars give excellent performances, and the rest of the cast is solid. Again, my friend and I had a great time watching this and we would highly recommend it for a sheer romp through the air. Fun and Funny!

It was a disaster really,but for some reason I just went with the flow and totally decided to get into the spirit of things and enjoyed it.Sometimes you have to think "This movie is bad",but is it possible to enjoy a bad movie?,Hell yes,put your feet up and chill out for an hour and a half and forget about life for a change,you may even enjoy it you never know.Denise Richards is still worth a look at least.

How is it possible that over 300(!) people give this crappy film a 10 star rating? Jesus H. Christ! There must be a devoted fanbase for Lundgren out there, or the filmmakers forced the entire production crew plus family to give the film a good rating. Anyways, time will sort this out. I give this film a four, and I hope when I return next year the overall rating will be a 4. Jeez.

Denise Richards has the worst upside down smile ever when she isn't smiling. Showing her age badly. I love the parts in the movie when the passengers are on oxygen and the hijackers are wearing dust masks. Are audiences really that stupid these days? It really pisses us of that you think so. Just bad. Very very bad. B actors, Has been actresses. waste of a percentage of your life to sit through it.

Mostly I don't mind bad movies too much. Late at night, can't sleep, I'll watch anything.

Well, except this again.

Rubbish story with holes and gaps, atrocious acting and ridiculous effects.

I wouldn't normally rate a film like this 10/10 but I was so caught off guard by how much I enjoyed it that I wanted to give it the highest rating possible just to help spread the word. What a blast!! Its a film that never takes itself too seriously, but DOES take the action, humor and characters seriously enough to let the viewer invest in them as they sit back relax and just have an extremely enjoyable hour and a half of escapism. Honestly, the film delivers from beginning to end and feels more like a throwback to the fun action films of the 80s and 90s that aren't made as often today. Denise and Dolph are solid and the newcomer, Kirk, is really likable and has very good chemistry with the rest of the cast. Plus there are some really great surprises, including one scene towards the end that I've never seen anything like before. Fully recommend this title to anyone who wants to take an extremely fun and satisfying hour and a half thrill ride.

So I was really siked to see this movie, but what I saw did not live up to my own hype.

An FBI agent is offered a lot of money to protect a criminal from plane hijackers. That's the basis form the summary. If you look at the poster you would think Dolph Lundren is the FBI agent and Denise Richards is the person that hired him.

That's how they get ya, but it's Richards as the FBI agent, down on her luck cause she got demoted for what her superior claims is her female emotion getting in the way of her job. Which is very unfair. If you watch the beginning of this film I've seen action heroes, including Lundren himself do far stupider things on the clock in other flicks and only end up having their boss tear them a new ass hole before putting them back on the streets. You could say it has something to do with the new era of realism going into this movie, but I don't. Dolph Lundren actually plays the plane hijacker(Barely, as his crew does most of the work and he seems to be there just to take up most of the poster with his big head).

Now, because the beginning of the flick tells the story of a hostage negotiator who screws up badly during her last mission, I kinda assumed that this movie would be about her trying to redeem herself. That would make sense as the hijackers she faces are not terrorist and their battle is not only about money but vengeance against the dude who took their money( The one who hired Richards to protect him(Who is not Chick Liddell by the way, another one who did little to nothing yet gets his big head on the poster). Instead the movie looks like that Liam Neeson joint from a few years back Non-Stop, only way way watered down, as it seems they spent most of their budget making that plane hanger look real (And paying to have Lundren do a few days of work so they can put his big ass head on that poster.).

As much as I'd like to tell you this was a great suspenseful action thriller with a woman at the helm I can only tell you it was a sloppy effort. Me personally, I don't see how hard it is to adjust from male lead to female lead in this type of movie, but from the looks of things, The film makers didn't have a clue on how.

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One of the worst films I've seen in a while. Only started to watch it because of its rating however, I found it so bad and the bad language from Richards just too much to bare. The acting is doesn't even reach third rate and the scenario extremely predictable. I switched it off.....and if you have any sense you'll not bother with this utter trash.