lonely-chaotic-soul It's intriguing how someone can manipulate our minds! I thoulght of leaving the film in the middle because I thought the idea was extended in a boring way. I decided otherwise when there was a plot twist the film suddenly became interesting.

spideryaman At 1st, I was enjoying it to some point, and then, things started to go downhill, when we reached the part of stereotyping Arabs, I told myself "that's it, I'm bouncing" but since I already paid for this nonsense, I forced myself to finish it, I went to sleep afterwards contemplating about my choices in life, boy was it a fun night...

Leofwine_draca FLIGHTPLAN is a preposterous, appallingly written thriller that has to have one of the dodgiest plots in the history of film. The story revolves around a plane hijacking, but far be it from these villains to go the conventional takes-hostages-hold-bomb routine; no, they have to decide on a series of events so ridiculous and random that, with careful thought on the part of the viewer, the whole film gradually falls to pieces. It's a shame, because there's potential here; the first half of the film concentrates on the is-she-losing-her-mind? aspect of the story and does it well; they should have just left things there.But no, things gradually descend into unbelievable chaos as Foster becomes a John McClane style action hero, fending off a foe who would have trouble frightening little children. Peter Sarsgaard, whoever this guy is, is the worst actor I've seen in a long time, and he seems to think looking through half-closed eyes makes him sinister. No, buddy, it makes you look stupid. The climax descends into inanity which astonishingly rips off RED EYE, throwing that particular thriller into a good light, and it all ends with a cheesy syrup-laden Hollywood happy ending which'll have you retching.On the plus side? Well, the movie's well shot, apart from the completely unnecessary and ridiculous-looking spots of slow-motion (who would think it looked cool to have Foster running down an aisle shouting in slow motion?). Foster embarrasses herself in a film that's far below her talents, while at the same time reminding the viewer how much better PANIC ROOM was by comparison. One of my very favourite actors, Sean Bean, also pops up as the plane's captain, but his character is severely underwritten and doesn't get to do anything which sucks. FLIGHTPLAN is an awful movie, one I never want to go near again, and it's purely down to the writing. Whoever wrote this – and whoever greenlit the script in Hollywood – should never work again.

Rickting Flightplan follows a plane engineer (Jodie Foster) as her daughter goes missing on a flight. No-on remembers the daughter ever being on-board and things get so mysterious you will find yourself watching the whole film even if you hate because you just need to know what happened to the daughter. This kind of film is difficult to pull off, as setting a thriller in a claustrophobic setting with not all that many hiding places and no escape roots like a plane will usually go into ludicrous territory. Just look at Non-Stop. Thankfully, this just about manages to entertain its audience and if you don't focus on what's going on too much, you should have a decent time. Jodie Foster gives an excellent performance as the protagonist, and the other actors are on point as well. Flightplan boasts good direction, and the cinematography creates plenty of tension but it also visually appealing. A good visual style and good performances, as well as a mystery you will be trying hard to solve at the centre keep the film afloat.However, the film reminds me of a point made in Christopher Nolan's The Prestige. Do we really want to know the secret? Towards the end, finding out the mystery deflates the tension and the film remains entertaining but heads into generic territory. The film, on a whole, is implausible and relies suspends disbelief a little too far, but the actual resolution to the mystery is just a bit ordinary and doesn't quite live up to the build up. The cabin crew are too unsympathetic about the missing child, as are the passengers, with Sean Bean's captain being pretty much the only likable secondary character. The film takes itself a bit too seriously and this removes the fun from the film a bit. With the silly plot and lack of likable characters the film fails to lift itself above average, although it is quite frightening at times. Overall, this is a decent enough thriller with good performances and visuals. I love action and thriller movies so I could enjoy this easily but if you don't like these genres you may not get on so well with this.6/10