Review: 'Turbulence'

If you're like me, you always worry about who's sitting next to you on a plane. I hope to avoid people who snore, smell or are prone to getting airsick. Agent Sarah Plummer has more problems though. She's in business class, sitting next to Michelle, a ruthless criminal who can end her family's life with a simple text message.

That's the nuts and bolts of "Turbulence" (aka "Flight 192"), which recently premiered on the Lifetime Movie Network. This action-thriller features two of my all-time favorite Lifetime regulars Dina Meyer (playing heroine Agent Plummer) and Victoria Pratt (as the sleek crook Michelle). 

The plot focuses on a sleazy senator (Brant A. McCoy), who murders a young lady for refusing his advances. The Feds definitely have a case against this guy as the murder was captured on a security camera. Agent Plummer has a copy of the video and is headed to Washington D.C. to put this dude away. He has other plans however.

His henchpeople Cameron (Justin Johnson) and Michelle are on the case. Cam takes Plummer's husband Ken (Nick Baillie) and son Jacob (Cole Carter) hostage -- at their awesome mansion. Meanwhile, Michelle follows Agent Plummer on her flight to destroy the video. What follows is a cat and mouse game on both land and air.

Michelle definitely has Agent Plummer in a bind, but the resourceful super spy has a few tricks up her sleeve. Still, her family's life hangs in the balance, so she can't be rash in her actions.

"Turbulence" is a good nail-biter, but I really wanted to see two action stars like Meyer and Pratt go mano a mano. Regardless, Pratt maintains a sinister presence as she pressures Meyer's character to choose between her family and her sense of duty. Meyer also shines as the devoted wife and mother, who also is committed to bringing the evil senator to justice. Kudos also go to Johnson as the cold blooded killer, who would easily kill an innocent child without second thoughts.

This movie reunites director Nadeem Sourmah and Baillie, who also does a fine job as the helpless husband. Lifetimes might remember that Sourmah directed Baillie in the awesome "Broken Promise." Sourmah keeps the tension boiling as this thriller builds to an explosive climax.

"Turbulence" takes off again tonight at 9 p.m. (CST) on Lifetime. Fasten your seatbelts for a cool ride with two of Lifetime's coolest action stars.

"Turbulence": Directed by Nadeem Sourmah; Starring Dina Meyer as Agent Sarah Plummer, Victoria Pratt as Michelle; Nick Baillie as Ken, Cole Carter as Jacob, Justin Johnson as Cameron, Brant A. McCoy as Senator Johnson