Terminal Velocity

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Terminal Velocity

PG-13

1994

1h 42m

Action

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A sky diver (Charlie Sheen) lands in the middle of a deadly spy caper with his student (Nastassja Kinski), who is not what she appears to be.

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More of a string of formulaic set pieces than an actual action thriller, Terminal Velocity ends up going nowhere fast.

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Ryan Gilbey

Independent on Sunday

As a wise-cracking sky-diving instructor, Charlie Sheen wears his usual look of someone who has just been asked a really difficult question (like: how come your career has lasted this long?).

Dec 13, 2017

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Some of the comic writing undercuts the preposterous story.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 16, 2013

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2011

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Although the realism is at a staggering low, the screenplay is surprisingly clever, using quite a few jokes and suspenseful situations for impressive comedic effect.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 24, 2020

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a perfectly watchable (if entirely forgettable) little thriller...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 8, 2019

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A brisk, sleek wrong-man story that's easily the better of 1994's dueling skydiver movies and, had a darker Charlie Sheen from another universe not swapped places with our own, might have made the actor Kurt Russell's action-movie heir apparent.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 28, 2014

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Steve D

Every bit as dumb as it sounds.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Largely forgotten and dismissed action flick, but I don't know why, it's a blast. Sheen shows off how much of a star he could've really been. Loads of charisma and a ton of really impressive action set pieces. I love the bumbling hero archetype he's playing here.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/20

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shae m

Absolute fun ride...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/03/20

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brendan n

Terminal Velocity is an interesting action film. It plays out like an Alfred Hitchcock film and expects you to go along for the ride. Great stunts and Sheen cleverly cast in the lead. He saves this from being an average action film. Drop Zone was the competing film at the time and this was the better film. The film isn't overly serious and it doesn't expect you to treat it this way. I enjoyed the film and will be interested in checking out another team up of Twohy and Sheen on The Arrival. 22/04/2019

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

parts ok but cheesy dumb story

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Great comic book stuff. Impossible action, but keeps you hooked.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Synopsis

A sky diver (Charlie Sheen) lands in the middle of a deadly spy caper with his student (Nastassja Kinski), who is not what she appears to be.

Director: Deran Serafian
Producer: Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman
Screenwriter: David Twohy
Production Co: Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.5M
Runtime: 1h 42m

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