Review of Sully (2016) by Francisrgo — 15 Sep 2016
Sully is an incredible and well acted film, a great way to start the OSCAR race of 2016. It is a biographical film that tells the story of Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger who manage to deter US Flight 1549 from an impending crash and instead made an emergency landing to the Hudson River.
He becomes an overnight hero saving the lives of all 155 passengers and suddenly all eyes are on him. The NTSB and few media outlets don't believe in his decision and a thorough investigation ensues leaving his career on a hanging thread.
Sully must prove that his quick move to land on the Hudson was the best choice. Sully is portrayed by Tom Hanks, who is brilliant and every role he plays, he is fully committed. Like last years award winning film, Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks played a character trying to prove ones worth.
In Bridge of Spies, playing James Donovan, he proved that we can't easily judge a person by their nationality and where they came from. In Sully, he prove that humanity is the biggest factor in what makes us human.
It is humanity that we can make rational judgement. What makes Hanks performance differ from the two films, is the way he portrays the characters. You believe in the role he plays and that is what makes him an incredible actor.
Clint Eastwood did an amazing job directing the film by focusing on the main story and ignored the spectacles, just letting the script come to play.
This review of Sully (2016) was written by Francisrgo on 15 Sep 2016.
Sully has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
