Pushing Tin
Director: Mike Newell
119 minutes (15) Fox Pathé rental
review by Gary Couzens

Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is top dog at the New York City and New Jersey air traffic control. The opening scene, where he gets planes to line up, shows you that he's very good at his job and he knows it. But his supremacy is challenged when a new controller joins, Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton). Nick, who is married to Connie (Cate Blanchett), finds himself attracted to Russell's wife Mary (Angelina Jolie).
   A romantic comedy about air traffic controllers doesn't sound much like fun, but Pushing Tin, though flawed, has quite a lot going for it. Mike Newell is not the most showy of directors, but as usual he brings considerable craftsmanship and the sharp observation of an outsider to this less-than-familiar milieu. In the end, despite the efforts of a strong cast, that background is more interesting than the macho strutting contest of the main plot, though Newell and his scriptwriters (Glen and Les Charles) view this with irony. There are some holes in the script, and some overlength, but Pushing Tin is certainly worth a look.

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