Directed by:
Wes CravenScreenplay:
Carl EllsworthCinematography:
Robert D. YeomanComposer:
Marco BeltramiCast:
Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Angela Paton, Colby Donaldson, Max Kasch, Jack Scalia, Robert Pine, Rand Gamble, Jenny Wade, Kyle Gallner (more)VOD (4)
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On an overnight flight to Miami, an emotionally raw hotel manager finds herself ensnared in a menacing passenger's political assassination plot. (Netflix)
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It's like seeing a modern-day Hitchcock. Pacing from start to finish, nervy and cynical humor for light relief, and most importantly a polished script that makes the most of everything in the end. Every minor character, even briefly introduced, and other aspects like the renovated house or the mention of a knife or a sport... Nothing is extraneous, everything makes sense sooner or later; it’s just great. The part on the plane is very suspenseful, the part after the plane is again somehow tense, and I didn't find the ending at all out of place with what preceded it. Indeed, I was again reminded of the finales of Hitchcock films, which often took place in a different setting from the rest of the film, and nobody minded.
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A lot of value for money. They managed to turn a shoddy script into a solid atmospheric plot, dominated by an outstanding antagonist played by Cillian Murphy, who possesses so much charisma that it's almost pretty, while Rachel McAdams fits in excellently with her adorable pout. As long as we're in the cramped spaces of the airplane, where the actors perform their magic in quick dialogues and psychological battles, it's okay. But as it approaches the end and they disembark from, the barrage of clichés begins and the quality declines. But it’s still at a decent level.
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Craven’s best film; atmospheric, sophisticatedly written and, despite the minimal plot space, endlessly creative and entertaining in its direct psychological pressure and clever subplots. The sympathy for the protagonist, especially crucial in the final B-movie-oriented showdown, works great thanks to an excellent emotional performance by Rachel McAdams, while Cillian Murphy is terrifyingly convincing (or is it convincingly terrifying? ), and I really liked the clever manoeuvring of the moral dilemma of "not risking my father's life and being complicit in an assassination, or taking a risk and try to save everyone", even though the developments "on paper" are obvious from the start and essentially unsurprising. But as I said, the development "on camera" is amazingly attractive this time, the fifth star was not far away...
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A solid thriller which, thanks to being so short, manages to maintain a decent pace throughout. The actors handle their one-dimensional characters excellently and even manage to give them something extra, which applies primarily to Cillian Murphy. As long as the movie stays on board the plane, this is an excellent, suspenseful thriller with clearly dealt cards in a restricted space. But once the plane lands, the whole movie goes down the drain and turns into a festival of genre clichés and logical fallacies, which is a shame, because they wreck the otherwise solid positive.
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The charismatic main duo and Wes Craven's surprising abundance of good ideas, unfortunately, are hindered by a few inconsistencies and an unnecessarily "indestructible" final chase. Fortunately, this flight doesn't manage to become boring even for a minute, despite the obvious simplicity that it cannot shake off.
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