Loosely based on the true story, Sean Penn stars as Samuel Joseph Byck a furniture salesman who live seems to be going downhill fast.Separated from his wife, under performs in his job and is constantly rejected by banks in his effort to ressurect his brothers old tyre business.When his wife serves him divorce papers and he is turned down for a bank loan his state of mind crumbles and he hatch's an elaborate plan to hijack an airliner and crash it into The White House.
The combination of an excellent story and a stunning performance from Penn make this compelling viewing, Penn must surely be one of the finest actors of his generation.The film is quite reminiscent of 'Taxi Driver', Samuel and Travis Bickle have a lot in common, ordinary hard working Americans constantly being put down by the establishment and those in power.
Powerful, taught and a dynamite performance from Penn.
*****
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