Review of Flightplan (2005) by Debbie G — 08 Dec 2018

Flightplan is the latest motion picture to take an intriguing premise and flush it into the septic tank. Despite the participation of selective, talented actress Jodie Foster and a screenplay that borrows heavily from The Lady Vanishes, Flightplan can't avoid falling apart during its final half-hour.

Instead of an intelligent, inventive finale, we are stuck with the same approach employed by every half-baked thriller. The absurd conclusion would be laughable if it wasn't such a disappointment.

And anyone mentioning the words "surprise twist" in association with this film is betraying an ignorance of the conventions of the genre. The trajectory of Flightplan resembles that of a plane on a troubled flight: at the beginning, it soars, then it levels off before going into a tailspin from which it never recovers.

Despite the presence of the talented Foster this is a flight you are better off not boarding. (Thriller on a plane of predictability).