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Credit for that must go to its lead actress. In the hands of a lesser talent, this is just the kind of movie that could descend into obscurity. But Jodie Foster, as always, injects her character with a believability and a drive that’s hard to resist, and here is no different.
The plot sees her flying her late husband’s body back home on a commercial flight. As her and her six year old daughter settle down, Foster soon falls asleep, awaking to find no sign of her child, and no one who can even remember her being on the flight. Has someone taken her? Is it all in Foster’s mind? These are the questions the film circles, and for a good hour of its running time, it’s compelling Hollywood-style entertainment.
The cracks soon appear when you examine the film more closely though, and it’s as if Flightplan is just as aware of that as everyone else. The decision therefore to keep the film moving at a good pace is a wise one, leaving the viewer free to switch their brain off and just enjoy the ride, without querying too much the glabrous script that rarely makes as good use of the premise as you’d hope.
Yet the film still works. It may, after the credits have rolled, have failed to live up to its potential, and there’s a good hour of dissection waiting to happen afterwards. Yet, crucially, there’s also the best part of a couple of hours of good, solid entertainment in it for you too.--Jon Foster
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
really enjoyable,
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This review is from: Flightplan [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
With the past plane outing, 'Red Eye' being quite a big hit, it seems that someone else is going to have a crack at the whole plane thing. And fortunatley, Flightplan too is also a great thriller. The film focuses on a woman who leaves on a trip to New York with her daughter on the newly designed plane, that has two stories, bars, lounges and the ability to travel extremley fast. Everything goes wrong when her daughter disappears on board and the crew deny that her daughter was ever on the plane. Fighting against everyone, she has to find the truth behind this mystery. Yes, the story line is reall far-fetched but if you stick with it, you will find it really enjoyable. The movie is really thrilling and has some great scenes and action but at points it is really witless. The centre of the movie is of course the come-back of Jodie Foster, who really propels this movie. Without her, Flightplan probably wouldn't be that great, but anyway it is really good and ends with an surprising twist that really was unexpected. Unlesss you are really against movies in planes or a really good thriller that doesn't fail to excite you should give it a watch and see what you think.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Panic Room...on a Plane!!,
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This review is from: Flightplan [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
Flightplan is a movie that bears similarities to Jodie Fosters previous thriller "Panic Room" (2002). In both films, a woman uses courage and intelligence to defend her child against enemies who hold all the cards. However, whereas in Panic Room she knew who her enemies were, the problem she faces in "Flightplan" is more baffling because she no longer has her daughter, who apparently got lost on the flight while she fell asleep. But everything is not as it seems after the captain (Sean Bean) tells her that her child was never on board from the very start.The thing i liked most about the film is that often in thrillers we think of obvious questions that the characters should be asking, but do not, because then the problems would be solved and the movie would be over. In "Flightplan," Foster's character asks all the right questions, and plays the situation subtly and with cunning: She knows that once she crosses a line, she will no longer be able to help her daughter. The movie's excellence comes from Foster's performance as a resourceful and brave woman; from Bean, Sarsgaard and the members of the cabin crew, all with varying degrees of doubt; and from the direction by Robert Schwentke, a German whose first two films were not big hits but this one deserves to be. Highly recommended to those who enjoyed panic room or just enjoy thrillers with twists in general.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
ORIGINAL STORY,
By Nevs "SRW" (uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flightplan [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
We've all done it. You're flying 30,000 ft in the air on a twelve hour flight, the kids are getting bored, you need a wee and when you get back to your seat, your kids have gone missing !!
I don't mean to poo poo the film as i thought it was excellent. Jodie Foster's daughter doesn't appear on the flight manifest, her seat is shown as unoccupied and after a search, she is nowhere to be seen. She couldn't have 'popped out' unless she had oxygen and a parachute, so where is she? Was her mum dreaming, had she had a complimentary beverage over the odds? ALL WILL BE REVEALED.
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