Leofwine_draca SONIC IMPACT is another cheap and cheesy thriller from bargain bin director Rodney McDonald. The story is once again about criminals hijacking a plane and those on board attempting to fight back; it was perhaps made in response to CON AIR. Most embarrassingly, it borrows all of the big FX sequences from one of those AIRPORT movies of the 1970s! James Russo and Ice-T slum it as the tough heroes who go up against a master criminal, played by the singularly unimposing Michael Harris. The story that ensues has fitful action sequences but cheesy acting and very predictable plotting, leading to a seen-it-all-before feel.

disdressed12 all things considered this movie is pretty unremarkable.it has too many slow spots with nothing happening.then when there is some action,the scenes are way too long and protracted.it's your typical "nut job takes control of an airplane and the good guys try to regain control" movie.i also found it even less realistic than most movies of the genre.the dialogue was pretty lame too.the characters are your run of the mill characters for these types of movies.the acting wasn't great,either,though i did like Ice-T,who plays a federal agent in the movie.the runtime is about 94 minutes with end credits,but it sure felt a lot longer.the bottom line for me,this movie added nothing new to the genre and was certainly not as good as any of the other movies of the genre.if i were you,i would check out "Turbulence" Passenger 57",Executive "Decision" and "Con Air",which are all better examples of the genre.for me,Sonic Impact is a 4/10

phompe This movie tries to have you believe you are actually watching a top rated film. The truth, however, is that it is not even worth to be rated as a "B" movie. Actions follow each other with an unbelievable speed and despite all that, the movie is leading nowhere. I have seen passenger 57 and the story somewhat matches. That movie was also not as believable as I had hoped. This movie cannot begin to compare with passenger 57. And why is that commando's always think so high of themselves? "Let me go up there and I'll solve the problem". Sure! Then shooting around in an airplane as if you're on the ground, is also not the best idea. Normally the bad guys know about this. In this case they and FBI agents seem unaware of this fact. No, I would suggest you find yourself another movie to watch!

rayblueline Given its obviously limited resources, Sonic Impact does what it sets out to do pretty nicely. Which is, of course, to elevate the blandness of the "Die Hard" subgenre "...On A Plane" to new heights. Pardon the pun. Sonic Impact is derivative in every aspect, but proves that you can be derivative of the 20-million dollar big boys with a couple grand. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; take Sonic Impact as the most straight-faced of compliments.