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33 out of 100

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4.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr.
  • Summary: After losing his job as a helicopter traffic pilot, Billy (Downey Jr.) finds himself shuttling not only people but drugs on Air America - the CIA's airline in Laos during the Vietnam War.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    80
    Spectacular action sequences and engaging performances by Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr make this big-budgeter entertaining and provocative.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Tim Fennell
    60
    While Gibson and Downey work well together, Air America does tend to be slightly overcooked in the cheap laugh department at the expense of a meandering storyline.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Jay Scott
    38
    Air America, starring Mel Gibson's big blue eyes and Robert Downey, Jr.'s big brown biceps, is bland and toothless. [15 Aug 1990]
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 1 out of 1
  1. prune
    0
    just no it was just overall a terrible movie although it had respectable actors in it doesn't change the fact that it is a low budget crappy film. i would give it a one at the highest… Expand
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