Review of Flightplan (2005) by Lanning : — 11 Dec 2009
While I did not think about putting this on my "Movies I can't finish watching" list, I have to say it came close. It came very close when the whole stereotyping issue with Middle-Eastern plane passengers surfaced, but the problem is that I like Foster a lot, and I'm always hoping that she can pull even the weakest movie back from the abyss.
And to a certain extent she did do this, providing an acting intensity that helped overcome what really is a pretty flimsy plot. Sarsgaard is always a waste of space, so I was hoping Bean would have the larger part.
No such luck. Foster was fighting both a lousy plot and Sarsgaard's dead weight, and I must say she didn't get much help from the hardly seen, very wooden Sean Bean. Unless you really really really love to see Jodie Foster, you should probably save yourself the time and energy of watching this one.
This review of Flightplan (2005) was written by Lanning : on 11 Dec 2009.
Flightplan has generally received mixed reviews.
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