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Pushing Tin (1999) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Pushing Tin (1999) a score of 2.5664 out of 4
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Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulCity Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Pushing Tin is eminently watchable, if not outstanding, much like two of director Mike Newell's other films: Donnie Brasco, an overrated take on the mobster genre; and the ridiculously successful Four Weddings and a Funeral. Much of Pushing Tin's appeal ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Takes viewers into a unique world. It's not just about air traffic controllers. It's about controllers in a specific place and from a specific social background. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie is worth seeing, for the good stuff. I'm recommending it because of the performances and the details in the air-traffic control center. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
An entertaining takeoff and a high-altitude ride eventually runs into some bumpy weather and a clumsy landing in Mike Newell's new comedy. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (G. Allen Johnson)San Francisco Examiner (G. Allen Johnson)
It succeeds because of the frenzied, kinetic direction by Mike Newell, one of the most interesting big-hit directors. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at San Francisco Examiner (G. Allen Johnson)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Like an overloaded airplane struggling to lift off, the characters in ``Pushing Tin'' leap free of the runway, only to be pulled back down by the plot. John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton play two air-traffic controllers who are prickly and complex, who ta ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Plume NoirePlume Noire
The plot, if we can call it like that, focuses on the rivalry between an arrogant and cynical John Cusack and a half-breed zen Native American played by Billy Bob Thornton. Unfortunately, Pushing Tin falls short from the beginning, since the premise ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Plume Noire
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Drama-with-comedy about air traffic controllers, starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, and Jake Weber. Not much momentum and stupid, stupid, stupid plot twist that lands one hour in. I lost all respect for the ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Almost always a pleasure to watch. Pushing Tin is, essentially, a western -- Cusack really is the fastest gun in the West. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
It placed all the stress problems on the laps of the controllers' twisted personal lives. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
It placed all the stress problems on the laps of the controllers' twisted personal lives. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for James SanfordJames Sanford
"Pushing Tin" is air traffic controllers' slang for getting planes in line for landing. That's the responsibility of Nick Falzone (John Cusack), one of the sharpest controllers at New York's Terminal Radar Approach Control center. Blessed with a ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at James Sanford
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
Looking for a career in air traffic control? Don't watch Pushing Tin. [Warning: This review gives away several key plot points. But since the film's not worth spending your hard-earned money to see it anyway, read on ...] Zooming in on Nick's life as a ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Plugged In
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Pushing Tin is being promoted as a funny, endearing look at the crazy-wacky lives of air traffic controllers, with a little romance in the mix.Pushing Tin is actually a droll, relatively lifeless look at the crazy-wacky lives of two rival air traffic cont ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Nick is a cocky air traffic controller in the busiest airspace in the world, New York City. Russell is the new hotshot who joins the crew, but he's reckless amid his skill. The tension between the two becomes unbearable when Nick has an affair with Russel ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
 
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Pushing Tin (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Pushing Tin (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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