I mean, whadaya gonna say? It's not Wertmuller? You've got to take these things on their own level, and they've finally made one 30 feet under.

With no reason to feel shame at not being serious, this represents the best balance of the "Airport" series’ penchants for soap and spectacle. Director Jerry Jameson effectively orchestrates the pacing and it's quite fun to watch Jack Lemmon, Action Hero.

Grant provides comic relief this time as the bitter and selfish wife of professional diver Christopher Lee. In one scene Vaccaro gets to knock Grant’s lights out…

...a first-class 1970s disaster picture.