I had a pretty good idea that "Airborne" would be a bad movie before I actually watched it, because it was a production by Le Monde Entertainment, a Canadian outfit that made nothing but bad B movies during its run. So why did I watch it voluntarily? Two reasons, one being that it had Sean Bean in its cast, an actor I feel is very underrated. The second reason was that the movie promised to have Steve Guttenberg given the atypical acting job of playing an action star - and I thought that might be worth a few unintended laughs.
However, I was disappointed by both promises. Sean Bean has only what could be called an extended cameo - it's obvious he knocked off his few brief scenes in just a few days of shooting. As for Guttenberg, while there are a few (mild) chuckles seeing him act tough and swearing, he's for the most part pretty bland and not that lively.
In fact, the rest of the movie is just as bland and unexciting as Guttenberg. There is far more talk than action. And when the action does come, it's pretty badly handled, being poorly directed, choreographed, and edited. Part of this is probably due to the fact the movie clearly didn't have an adequate budget. The movie has a cheap look and feel like one you would associate with a 1990s Canadian television show.
If you think I am slamming this movie for being a B movie, I'm not. In fact, I *love* a great number of B movies. But this particular one simply doesn't cut it.
