Review of Flight of the Phoenix (2004) by Jee-Mei Y — 05 Nov 2007

I enjoyed this film. Quaid is a solid performer in this by the numbers survival flick.

This review of Flight of the Phoenix (2004) was written by Jee-Mei Y on 05 Nov 2007.

Flight of the Phoenix has generally received mixed reviews.

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