Go See Flightplan right now!!!

[diamondsnake]

Okay, normally I wouldn't start a whole thread about a movie but this film rocked! I don't know what all the bad reviews were about, because I was really entertained throughout the whole movie. It was so suspensful- I was on the edge of my seat! I love Jodi Foster so I knew I would love this movie, but I didn't expect it to be this good.

I dare say it was better then Silence of the Lambs! Did anyone else see this movie tonight? What did you think? It was the best movie I've seen in years without a doubt.

[BombaySapphire3]

I just saw it being the huge Jodie Foster fan that I've always been ..I see the reviews have been very mixed but Mick LaSalle the critic for the SF Chronicle whom I respect gave it a man standing on the seat applauding bascially an 'A' so it is getting some good reviews.Jodie was awesome. Alot of critics carped that it was similar to Panic room but her character is different in this.She begins the film aleady emotionally very distraught and then just keeps going until the force of her performance reaches operatic proportions and you can't take your eyes off of her.IMO she joins Bette Davis and Barabara Stanwyck as one of cinemas all time great actresses who can turn mediocre melodrama into a mesmerizing experience by force of her own charisma and nearly superhuman acting technique.Is it better than Silence of the Lambs ? no but I'd recommend it for fans of great star acting.

[diamondsnake]

IMO she joins Bette Davis and Barabara Stanwyck as one of cinemas all time great actresses who can turn mediocre melodrama inot a mesmerizing experience by force of her own charisma and nearly superhuman acting technique


I agree... With any other actress, I don't think I would have loved this movie as much. It is really exciting, but Jodi Foster just made it that much better!

And, although I love Silence of the Lambs, I enjoyed this movie much more. I don't know how it will stand up in repeated viewings though. I plan to see this again very soon- that's how much I loved it! I even liked it more then Panic Room, which I never thought could happen. Panic Room is one of my favorite suspense movies of all time.

[CreepingDeath]

Thanks for the heads up. I love Jodie, so I'm definitely planning on going to see Flight Plan.

I doubt I'll like it better than Silence of the Lambs though. That movie is one of my all-time favs.

[JazmenFlowers]

I'll probably go see it this weekend. I'm glad it's good - thanks for the heads up.

[David]

I just saw it being the huge Jodie Foster fan that I've always been ..I see the reviews have been very mixed but Mick LaSalle the critic for the SF Chronicle whom I respect gave it a man standing on the seat appaulding bascially an 'A' so it is getting some good reviews.Jodie was awesome. Alot of critics carped that it was similar to Panic room but her character is different in this.She begins the film aleady emotionally very distraught and then just keeps going until the force of her performance reaches operatic proportions and you can't take your eyes off of her.IMO she joins Bette Davis and Barabara Stanwyck as one of cinemas all time great actresses who can turn mediocre melodrama inot a mesmerizing experience by force of her own charisma and nearly superhuman acting technique.Is it better than Silence of the Lambs ? no but I'd recommend it for fans of great star acting.Why are some people bringing up Hitchcock's old "The Lady Vanishes" in relation to this new flick? Is the new one based on "Lady"?

[BombaySapphire3]

Why are some people bringing up Hitchcock's old "The Lady Vanishes" in relation to this new flick? Is the new one based on "Lady"?
In the old Hitchcock film the female lead falls asleep on the train and the old woman sitting next to her is gone and no one recalls seeing her,pretty much the same thing occurs on the plane with Jodie and her daughter.

[Janet]

See, Contact is one of my fav movies because of JF. She is amazing. I also loved Sommersby, Nell, Maverick, Silence...all because of her. She just has this WAY-to make otherwise bad movies good.

I'm glad to see she hasn't lost it. Hopefully I'll get to see this movie.

[BombaySapphire3]

See, Contact is one of my fav movies because of JF. She is amazing. I also loved Sommersby, Nell, Maverick, Silence...all because of her. She just has this WAY-to make otherwise bad movies good.

I'm glad to see she hasn't lost it. Hopefully I'll get to see this movie.
It's that combination of having both a riveting star charisma and incredible acting technique .There are actresses that have one or the other in film now but not both in the arresting combination that Jodie has .Kate Hepburn and Bette Davis had both and IMHO she is their peer and currently peerless in that realm .

[DavidMn]

Okay, normally I wouldn't start a whole thread about a movie but this film rocked! I don't know what all the bad reviews were about, because I was really entertained throughout the whole movie. It was so suspensful- I was on the edge of my seat! I love Jodi Foster so I knew I would love this movie, but I didn't expect it to be this good.

I dare say it was better then Silence of the Lambs! Did anyone else see this movie tonight? What did you think? It was the best movie I've seen in years without a doubt.
You're quite persuasive. I will have to check it out. :thumbsup:

[paleshadow]

I saw Flight Plan last night, and I wasn't crazy about it. I actually was a little bored, but I don't want to give anything away. As far as Air Plane thrillers go, I liked Red Eye much better.

[DavidMn]

I saw Flight Plan last night, and I wasn't crazy about it. I actually was a little bored, but I don't want to give anything away. As far as Air Plane thrillers go, I liked Red Eye much better.
Is Red Eye still in the theaters? I've been so behind on movies lately.

[paleshadow]

Is Red Eye still in the theaters? I've been so behind on movies lately.

It still is here. Might be heading to the $2.00 theater soon though.

[amber]

It's that combination of having both a riveting star charisma and incredible acting technique .There are actresses that have one or the other in film now but not both in the arresting combination that Jodie has .Kate Hepburn and Bette Davis had both and IMHO she is their peer and currently peerless in that realm .
:nod: :nod:
thanks for the heads up, too. I was going to see it anyway, though. But I think I'm seeing it after I see "Roll Bounce"... :laugh:

[DavidMn]

:nod: :nod:
thanks for the heads up, too. I was going to see it anyway, though. But I think I'm seeing it after I see "Roll Bounce"... :laugh:
Roll Bounce? what's that about? I'm afraid to ask...... :shocked:

[amber]

Roll Bounce? what's that about? I'm afraid to ask...... :shocked:
you haven't seen the commercials?!! It's a rollerskating movie set in the seventies. There's all these AFA kids, and...I dunno, every commercial I've seen has really cool skating scenes and tricks, though, and I'm a sucker for "sports" movies. It's supposed to be kind of a comedy, too - I haven't read a review yet, though. I just want to see some kick ass skating. :woohoo: Maybe I'll rollerblade there, hmm..... :p

[dissention]

I saw Flight Plan last night, and I wasn't crazy about it. I actually was a little bored, but I don't want to give anything away. As far as Air Plane thrillers go, I liked Red Eye much better.

SPOILERS










I thought Red Eye was a b-movie piece of **** trash with not one iota of suspense, good acting, or halfway decent directing. It was as thin as a runway model, as evidenced in it's paltry 75 minute running time once you subtract all credits, and I still want my money back.

Flightplan? Now that's a winner. They actually took a good deal of time to establish mood; paranoid and bleak, claustorphobic and cold. Not only is Jodie Foster so phenomenally talented as an actress that your mind wonders if she's even human, but most of the comparisons to "Hitchcockian thrillers" were dead-on. The screenwriter constructed her character so expertly that I wasn't even sure if she had a child with her or not. She was obviously mentally disturbed from the get-go, so you weren't positive what was real or not. That first hour was nothing short of brilliant. The exploitation of the common fear of flying lent it more credibility than I expected, especially when the filmmakers had the audacity to include pointed references to the fear of those who are of Middle Eastern descent. After that first hour, it started to become your average thriller (yet still masterful when compared to the other dreck that we're served), but up until that point, it was nothing short of fantastic.

If there was anything bad about it, it was Peter Sarsgaard. The man has no memory to speak of, I swear, because he seemed to be reading lines from cue cards taped to his loafers. His slow, Valley Girl-ish drawl mixed with a forced southern-like charm was the most distracting thing I've seen yet in a movie this year. Not once did I buy into him; when Foster charged at his head with a fire extinguisher, I was convinced that I heard a hollow sound emit from the speakers when his head was struck. He came across as ten pounds of stupid in a five pound bucket.

[JazmenFlowers]

I thought Red Eye was a b-movie piece of **** trash with not one iota of suspense, good acting, or halfway decent directing. It was as thin as a runway model, as evidenced in it's paltry 75 minute running time once you subtract all credits, and I still want my money back.

Flightplan? Now that's a winner. They actually took a good deal of time to establish mood; paranoid and bleak, claustorphobic and cold. Not only is Jodie Foster so phenomenally talented as an actress that your mind wonders if she's even human, but most of the comparisons to "Hitchcockian thrillers" were dead-on. The screenwriter constructed her character so expertly that I wasn't even sure if she had a child with her or not. She was obviously mentally disturbed from the get-go, so you weren't positive what was real or not. That first hour was nothing short of brilliant. The exploitation of the common fear of flying lent it more credibility than I expected, especially when the filmmakers had the audacity to include pointed references to the fear of those who are of Middle Eastern descent. After that first hour, it started to become your average thriller (yet still masterful when compared to the other dreck that we're served), but up until that point, it was nothing short of fantastic.

If there was anything bad about it, it was Peter Sarsgaard. The man has no memory to speak of, I swear, because he seemed to be reading lines from cue cards taped to his loafers. His slow, Valley Girl-ish drawl mixed with a forced southern-like charm was the most distracting thing I've seen yet in a movie this year. Not once did I buy into him; when Foster charged at his head with a fire extinguisher, I was convinced that I heard a hollow sound emit from the speakers when his head was struck. He came across as ten pounds of stupid in a five pound bucket.


I will be seeing this in about 30 mins and I'm so excited. I will also be catching Cry Wolf, which I don't expect to be good...

[Neal]

I saw it last night. It was so-so. :shrug:

I guess I'm just not as intellectually deep as some, because I thought it was totally predictable. I figured out what was going about 5 minutes before Jodie did (and you can ask the 3 people I went with because I text messaged them what I thought was going on and they all thought I was stupid until it actually happened).

[Neal]

If there was anything bad about it, it was Peter Sarsgaard. The man has no memory to speak of, I swear, because he seemed to be reading lines from cue cards taped to his loafers. His slow, Valley Girl-ish drawl mixed with a forced southern-like charm was the most distracting thing I've seen yet in a movie this year. Not once did I buy into him; when Foster charged at his head with a fire extinguisher, I was convinced that I heard a hollow sound emit from the speakers when his head was struck. He came across as ten pounds of stupid in a five pound bucket.


:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That's what I said about him (more or less) after seeing The Skeleton Key. Sarsgaard sux. The only half-way decent performance he's ever given (that I've seen) was in Kinsey.

[amber]

I saw it last night. It was so-so. :shrug:

I guess I'm just not as intellectually deep as some, because I thought it was totally predictable. I figured out what was going about 5 minutes before Jodie did (and you can ask the 3 people I went with because I text messaged them what I thought was going on and they all thought I was stupid until it actually happened).
That's okay with me, I can hardly ever figure movies out anyway.... :p
um...you didn't see Roll Bounce, did you? :laugh:

[Neal]

That's okay with me, I can hardly ever figure movies out anyway.... :p
um...you didn't see Roll Bounce, did you? :laugh:

No but it sounds hot! ;)

[amber]

No but it sounds hot! ;)

You betcha! The seventies?! Athletic Rollerskating contests with group choreography??! Flips on skates?!?! I'm sooooooo there!!!!! :laugh:

[BombaySapphire3]

originally posted by dissention If there was anything bad about it, it was Peter Sarsgaard. The man has no memory to speak of, I swear, because he seemed to be reading lines from cue cards taped to his loafers. His slow, Valley Girl-ish drawl mixed with a forced southern-like charm was the most distracting thing I've seen yet in a movie this year. Not once did I buy into him; when Foster charged at his head with a fire extinguisher, I was convinced that I heard a hollow sound emit from the speakers when his head was struck. He came across as ten pounds of stupid in a five pound bucket. It almost seemed to me that he and some of the other actors were so intimidated by the operatic intensity of Ms. Foster's performance that they just kind of stood there in awe.I can't say I totally blame them. She is almost like an unrelenting force of nature in this film and what is also impressive is that she does nothing to try and win audience sympathy or to make her character more likeable.Her next film is a Spike Lee flick due out in March in which she has several long scenes with just herself and Denzel Washington .Now that should be an acting match not quite so lopsided!

[dissention]

Her next film is a Spike Lee flick due out in March in which she has several long scenes with just herself and Denzel Washington .Now that should be an acting match not quite so lopsided!

I read about that and all I can say is poor Denzel. He's a rather mediocre actor to begin with; rather dull and guilty of pilfering from the same performances over and over. Everything is more of the same with him. I've yet to see anything from him that doesn't come across as a desperate attempt to win some sort of award. She'll wipe the floor clean with his undeserving-of-an-Oscar ass.

[amber]

I read about that and all I can say is poor Denzel. He's a rather mediocre actor to begin with; rather dull and guilty of pilfering from the same performances over and over. Everything is more of the same with him. I've yet to see anything from him that doesn't come across as a desperate attempt to win some sort of award. She'll wipe the floor clean with his undeserving-of-an-Oscar ass.
Indeed. I'm glad someone else thinks he's boring as hell. Not that you said that, but....maybe he'll step up to the plate, if we're lucky. He *almost* has it in him.

[dissention]

Indeed. I'm glad someone else thinks he's boring as hell. Not that you said that, but....maybe he'll step up to the plate, if we're lucky. He *almost* has it in him.

He is boring as hell. :nod:

However politically incorrect it may sound, I'm burned-out on his angry black man routine. From Malcolm X to Devil In A Blue Dress to The Hurricane to John Q to Training Day; it's just gotten rote to me and comes across as sheer Oscar-baiting. His constant histrionics and hyperacting put me off. Pull something else out of your magic carpet bag, because you've cashed one too many checks with that routine.

[amber]

He is boring as hell. :nod:

However politically incorrect it may sound, I'm burned-out on his angry black man routine. From Malcolm X to Devil In A Blue Dress to The Hurricane to John Q to Training Day; it's just gotten rote to me and comes across as sheer Oscar-baiting. His constant histrionics and hyperacting put me off. Pull something else out of your magic carpet bag, because you've cashed one too many checks with that routine.
Angry?! You've seen him be angry?! :lol: Whatevs, he's always oscar baiting to me. The last one I liked him in was Devil in a Blue Dress, I thought there were some extra dimensions there, womanizing and all that. Not that I've ever hated him, but that's the point - he's always just good enough, IMO, but rarely if ever stellar - He's the Kevin Costner of AFA. Coincidentally, they are both Capricorns.
Anyway - Angry Black Man Schtick - he does it well, and he's talented, and compelling, and watchable....but Samuel L. Jackson - get a different note, mmkay???

[Serrart]

Anyway - Angry Black Man Schtick - he does it well, and he's talented, and compelling, and watchable....but Samuel L. Jackson - get a different note, mmkay???

Samuel L. Jackson can sit on a sofa watching tv and make it for us an original and truthful experience. IMO, only a truly great actor is able to portray life dissecting it in the multiple small invisible moments that usually on the big screen fade away in preconcepted ideas of situations and characters.

Romy

[amber]

Samuel L. Jackson can sit on a sofa watching tv and make it for us an original and truthful experience. IMO, only a truly great actor is able to portray life dissecting it in the multiple small invisible moments that usually on the big screen fade away in preconcepted ideas of situations and characters.

Romy
You think? I would tend to agree that he is very compelling, but I think there is an element of "one note" about him often. :shrug: It's a good note, but I haven't seen a bunch of this complexity you are talking about. I've seen some, though....

[strandinthewind]

SPOILER!!!!!













I thought JF was brilliant as always. She is one of the finest actresses of our era and ever IMO.

The storyline, however, was trite in so many respects. For example, I thought the whole thing with the Middle Easterners was ridiculous, predictable, and played to the lowest common man - though Foster made the best of it as she always does - I mean he hands her her purse at the end and they express a heartfelt glance :laugh: There were others - like the odds of her actually going into the hold and opening the casket much less leaving it open. I actually laughed out loud at that part :laugh:

I give it a C+ only for Foster, who gets a B+ from me. I did think, however, the scenes of them mostly alone in public places like the street, the subway, the plane, etc. - that was clever and thought provoking. But, the rest was not.

But - to each their own and it def. is worth seeing as Foster makes a purse from that sow's ear.

[JazmenFlowers]

SPOILER!!!!!













I thought JF was brilliant as always. She is one of the finest actresses of our era and ever IMO.

The storyline, however, was trite in so many respects. For example, I thought the whole thing with the Middle Easterners was ridiculous, predictable, and played to the lowest common man - though Foster made the best of it as she always does - I mean he hands her her purse at the end and they express a heartfelt glance :laugh: There were others - like the odds of her actually going into the hold and opening the casket much less leaving it open. I actually laughed out loud at that part :laugh:

I give it a C+ only for Foster, who gets a B+ from me. I did think, however, the scenes of them mostly alone in public places like the street, the subway, the plane, etc. - that was clever and thought provoking. But, the rest was not.

But - to each their own and it def. is worth seeing as Foster makes a purse from that sow's ear.

ok, I just saw it and I have to agree. I was kind of disappointed. Foster was amazing like so many are saying. However, I thought the accusations against the M.E. men was not needed if it didn't end up playing a part in the plot...and what the hell did they do to the girl to knock her out for like 6 hours and she was not rushed to the hospital???

[dissention]

However, I thought the accusations against the M.E. men was not needed if it didn't end up playing a part in the plot

It did play a part in the plot. The entire point of the first act was to establish her paranoia and slowly deteriorating mental state after the death of her husband. Before she lays down to sleep with her daughter at the start of the movie, she sees two men "spying" on her from the house next door who appear to be of Middle Eastern descent. The audience is left unsure whether or not what she sees is just her paranoia taking over or if it's reality. I didn't find that device to be tacky like others did, but I did find the final shot of the Middle Eastern man handing giving her bag to her to be rather insulting to my intelligence.

[strandinthewind]

ok, I just saw it and I have to agree. I was kind of disappointed. Foster was amazing like so many are saying. However, I thought the accusations against the M.E. men was not needed if it didn't end up playing a part in the plot...and what the hell did they do to the girl to knock her out for like 6 hours and she was not rushed to the hospital???


It was sort of like the producers thought the storyline was too subtle for the masses so they wrote in the ME sensationalism to appeal to the lowest common demoninator.

Also, Sean Bean (BOROMIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :blob2: :blob2: ) was great as was the chick who played the shrink :cool:

[dissention]

Also, Sean Bean (BOROMIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :blob2: :blob2: ) was great as was the chick who played the shrink :cool:

Greta Scacchi! :D I think she's divine. Had a big crush on her when I was a teen, too. She was positively smoldering in Altman's The Player.

[strandinthewind]

. . . The audience is left unsure whether or not what she sees is just her paranoia taking over or if it's reality . . .

It left me laughing at how stupid it was :laugh: :laugh:

. . . I did find the final shot of the Middle Eastern man handing giving her bag to her to be rather insulting to my intelligence

It was worse than those pro US movies Hollywood made during WWI - I laughed out loud in the theatre and was not alone and this was in suburbia Georgia :eek:

Also, I thought the camera angles and the lighting of the movie were far better at portraying the paranoid effect the director was going for. Whem she was talking to the shrink, you could feel yourself doubting the existence of the child.

Finally, I just watched Donnie Darko - very strange but oddly appealing :cool: Did you see it?

[dissention]

Finally, I just watched Donnie Darko - very strange but oddly appealing :cool: Did you see it?

One of my favorites. :nod:

Did you see the regular version or the director's cut? The director's cut sucks donkey balls.

"I'm voting for Dukakis." :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

One of my favorites. :nod:

Did you see the regular version or the director's cut? The director's cut sucks donkey balls.

Yea - that is all they had.

It was just soooooo brooding and IMO hard to get into at first.

The scene in the theatre when Frank was unmasked was my fav. and so stellarly (is that a word :laugh: ) done with the use of shadow and light. It was almost symphonic.

"I'm voting for Dukakis." :laugh:

I am buying you a tank and that helmut :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[dissention]

you haven't seen the commercials?!! It's a rollerskating movie set in the seventies. There's all these AFA kids, and...I dunno, every commercial I've seen has really cool skating scenes and tricks, though, and I'm a sucker for "sports" movies. It's supposed to be kind of a comedy, too - I haven't read a review yet, though. I just want to see some kick ass skating. :woohoo: Maybe I'll rollerblade there, hmm..... :p

They were giving away posters for that movie at the theater today. I almost barfed at the sight of them. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

They were giving away posters for that movie at the theater today. I almost barfed at the sight of them. :laugh:

It looks so stupid and fun though!!!!!!!!

I cannot wait for it to come on cable :cool:

BTW - I also rented "Everybody's Doing It," which was rather dreadful except for the musical production number with the STD's :eek: which was brilliant :laugh:

[JazmenFlowers]

It did play a part in the plot. The entire point of the first act was to establish her paranoia and slowly deteriorating mental state after the death of her husband. Before she lays down to sleep with her daughter at the start of the movie, she sees two men "spying" on her from the house next door who appear to be of Middle Eastern descent. The audience is left unsure whether or not what she sees is just her paranoia taking over or if it's reality. I didn't find that device to be tacky like others did, but I did find the final shot of the Middle Eastern man handing giving her bag to her to be rather insulting to my intelligence.

well, I understand that but it could have been anyone - why did it have to be someone of ME descent...I just didn't like that

[strandinthewind]

well, I understand that but it could have been anyone - why did it have to be someone of ME descent...I just didn't like that

I think that was the point though - that her hysteria was inflicted on the close and easy mark via prejudice. It did not work for me though.

I did, however, think the Airport 75 Myrna Loy esq. drunk Bubba was pretty funny.

I saw a slight hint of Fellini oddness in this movie - like when the passengers applauded her returning to her seat - it was almost comical in a sick way.

[diamondsnake]

Clearly, my "best movie ever" review is not shared by all. :o But I stand by my statement- it was the best movie I've seen in years, in my opinion.

And the Middle Eastern passengers part was one of my favorite parts of the whole movie. That, and the part where she turns the lights off and releases the oxygen masks! That was so suspensful and funny at the same time.

[amber]

They were giving away posters for that movie at the theater today. I almost barfed at the sight of them. :laugh:
Why? You don't like kick ass skating? You don't like the seventies? Whats up? :confused:

[LiquidBlue5000]

Clearly, my "best movie ever" review is not shared by all. :o But I stand by my statement- it was the best movie I've seen in years, in my opinion.



Than apparently you don't see many movies.. j/k :xoxo:

I saw Flight Plan tonight as well... i was really into the first half of the movie... but once it was revealed about whether or not she was dillusional or if her daughter was really kidnapped, it became very predictable...

i also didn't like the fact that ALL that money was wired into some bank account.. just seemed weak to me, as if the money wouldn't have been recovered at some point, or an investigation wouldn't have been done to determine what happened to the 50 milllion once Foster's character was dead.. maybe i missed something? hmm...

I was also sort of hoping for more of a twist at the ending... like, the daughter wakes up, and she looks at Foster's character and says "who are you"? :p you know, something good like that.. i guess i just don't like typical Hollywood movie endings.. :wavey:

[strandinthewind]

^^^^^

I know - snap, bam, boom and there is $50 million.

Then, in the middle of nowhere and in like 30 minutes of real time, they just produced a GS 3. I mean there are sooooo many of those $30 million + planes going unused in that area of the world :laugh:

[mylittledemon]

Okay, normally I wouldn't start a whole thread about a movie but this film rocked! I don't know what all the bad reviews were about, because I was really entertained throughout the whole movie. It was so suspensful- I was on the edge of my seat! I love Jodi Foster so I knew I would love this movie, but I didn't expect it to be this good.

I dare say it was better then Silence of the Lambs! Did anyone else see this movie tonight? What did you think? It was the best movie I've seen in years without a doubt.


Are you kidding? You must be easily entertained, then. I was sorely disappointed. This movie is not worth going to see at the theaters. It's a renter. Ugh...going to see The Corpse Bride tonite to wash Flight Plan out of my mouth.

[strandinthewind]

Are you kidding? You must be easily entertained, then. I was sorely disappointed. This movie is not worth going to see at the theaters. It's a renter. Ugh...going to see The Corpse Bride tonite to wash Flight Plan out of my mouth.

I liked if not loved Corpse Bride. I think Burton is brilliant. I get it is an aquired taste, but his use of humor astounds me everytime.

[diamondsnake]

Are you kidding? You must be easily entertained, then.

I'm not kidding. I loved it! Normally I don't like most movies and sit around and say "Is it over yet?" Maybe that is one of the reasons I loved this movie so much- because it was really fast paced and I didn't have time to get bored. I'm really suprised most people don't like this movie. What did you not like about it?

[AliceLover]

Hey guys I wrote a review for the school newspaper. This is just a first draft but PLEASE tell me what you think.

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Flightplan arrived to theaters this weekend with a big bang. Jodie Foster plays the lead role in this movie as Kyle with her daughter, Julia, on a plane leaving for New York City. They are traveling on the worlds largest plane that Kyle helped design. Kyle is flying with her daughter to New York to bury her husband that died from a mysterious fall and they are transferring the casket. But when Kyle and Julia take a nap, Kyle wakes up and Julia is gone. The rest of the film plays out with Kyle and the rest of the crew to find Julia.
Fosters performance in this film is outstanding. You think that Jodie Foster really had a daughter, and then the movie leads you to believe that she was just imagining the daughter, and that she is on the verge of nervous breakdown pending the onsetting grief from the death of her husband.
Other positives of the show include, excellent cinematography, engagaing scriptwriting, and an intense musical score. All of these qualities build together to make this movie very well put together. This is one of those movies where you cannot stop watching. Each scene leaves a mysterious path that you want to follow. Its like you have to keep watching to see what is going to happen. Unfortunately, this leads to some slow parts of the film.
The director uses a lot of build up in this movie that could have been to his advantage if he actually lead it to something. Often times in this movie you will feel like something big is going to happen, with dramatic music, and unusual actions by Foster that will leave you hanging. It builds up into a big production and usually ends with Foster being restrained by other members of the flight.
Another big flub of the film was the role of the Security Director of the plane, "Carson" (Peter Sarsgaard). His acting in this film was pitiful, drowning, and very boring. In my opinion, he was not suited for this character. In order to understand his concept in the film I recommend you go see it.
Overall, this movie was very good. A much more attention grabber than Red Eye and focused more on the plane aspects. Although it did have a few flaws, it will keep your attention to the very end. The ending sequence will have you yearning with suspense and the feel to see more. Go see it. And of course the classic tagline: How Come Someone Vanish Into Thin Air?

[strandinthewind]

Well done :cool:

[AliceLover]

Well done :cool:

Thanks???? :confused:

[Dreammms]

Thanks???? :confused:


I think you did a great job on it Jimmy. :xoxo:

[AliceLover]

I think you did a great job on it Jimmy. :xoxo:

Gracias mi amiga....mucha :xoxo:


Spanish quiz manana

[wondergirl9847]

I saw this yesterday. There were a couple of scenes I liked, but overall, eh. The ending left me going "That's all?" I was hoping for a great twist or something, I guess.