TonyMontana96 (Originally reviewed: 16/02/2017) Well I'll say this; Terminal Velocity is so bad it's almost good but even I can't quite buy its preposterous third act. The film begins grounded, it establishes character's and gets the story set up but then later on there's an absurd twist that is fairly stupid and obviously implausible which tells you right away the rest of the picture will follow suite. Charlie Sheen plays the lead character (Ditch) who gets entangled within the situation upon agreeing to an unscheduled sky diving lesson, in which he meets a young lady called Chris played by Nastassja Kinski; these two are pretty good here and have some nice chemistry but there romance is hardly as interesting as one would expect. The supporting cast features James Gandolfini (Ben Pinkwater), Cathyrn De prume (Karen) and Christopher McDonald as Kerr to name a few; however I think the acting all round is on a decent level and would consider the main problem with the film; it's lack of sense and it's at times poor writing.The picture is never as smart as it thinks it is; and there's plenty of clichés like breaking and entering and leaving the key switch cabinet wide open and the silly rocket getaway which I have seen before when it was actually original and plausible in a science fiction film and didn't need cheap, pointless slow-motion. I did however like it's comic appeal; there's some witty one liners that land such as a scene between Sheen and Gandolfini where he offers Sheen a piece of candy and upon taking one Gandolfini says "don't take them all" which I found well timed and certainty amusing. Another example is when Sheen is arguing with Kinski and says "great, were going on a guilt trip", there are quite a few of these that work and they help add something decent to the film.There is unfortunately noticeable corny dialogue as well including one line that is intended to be funny but just sounds too cheesy e.g. "Run, I haven't even stretched". Deran Sarafian (director) does showcase some good stunts but nothing I haven't seen before; but the blame has to go to writer David Twohy who probably is responsible for a useless scene where during a shootout a random old man who happens to be a bystander happens to find a rocket launcher and fires it randomly and then gets shot, I really do not get his purpose in the film but I'm guessing they wanted another explosion. I gave up all hope of any sort of well-structured plot during its third act which involves Sheen's character opening a trunk of a car in mid-air, while searching for the keys and taking his time; there's no way he would be able to get her out in time before the car hit's the ground; even superman would have been proud with that hilarious rescue.Then there's the usual fight scene where a villain in still alive and appears to stab one of the protagonists; and yet she fine later on and during them moments Sheen's character goes berserk thinking she's gone and does your standard fight sequence which doesn't end so well for the villain; we've seen it all before and better. This film has some quirky moments but overall its implausibility and poor story get the better of it, so thumbs down.

Soswenson I don't see how some people rate this movie so highly. The "Russians as menace" trope was by then threadbare, the dialogue was wooden, the minutes-long scene of skydiving near the end stretches credibility beyond the breaking point and the characters were flimsy even for a sendup of the genre, which it seemed to be attempting. This is possibly the worst film I've seen in a theater. The only redeeming feature I saw in it was that a few scenes in it showed the some of cool scenery near my hometown. I don't have contempt for this movie, just pity. Don't rent this movie, because it's too bad to be good, and not bad enough to be so bad that it's good.

Elswet Charlie Sheen was NOT a genius in this work. This was pretty lame, actually, in both substance and execution, however, it does bear some fun elements, and delivers a moderate amount of entertainment.I can't say that I'm surprised that Sheen's work is horribly lacking; it seems his fire went out right after Young Guns. This film is not much of anything, in the great scheme of cinematic wonders, however, it manages to deliver a bit of enjoyment, I think in SPITE of itself, rather than because of the work itself.Many think this was great fun, so as usual, I'm in the minority when I say that I found this film dated, puerile, and under-dramatized while it was also boring, uneventful, and anticlimactic drivel. It does manage a small amount of enjoyment/entertainment quality, if only mildly.It rates a 3.8/10 from...the Fiend :.

senorlimpo I love this movie, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Charlie (Charles? remember that?) Sheen is in this as a "maverick" skydiver. After some, err... "unplausable" plot twists, he ends up fighting for the fate of the free world or something, and I think he gets some lovin' from Natasha Kinski. Maybe. Who cares.That is the attitude to take when watching this movie. Put the old brain in neutral and just enjoy watching things go "boom!" and watching some good skydiving. Like most Sheen movies, namely No Code of Conduct, if you're not expecting too much, you'll be pleasantly surprised.In short, this is a "flick", not a "motion picture".But, it's a damn good "flick".