michaeljarman-88269 Horrible dialogue; horrible characters, except for Anne Hathaway.

momirko Do not read this review until you have already seen the movie, because there WILL be spoilers.so...Yes, she is cute. And he is charming. And the story goes, and there is the mystery, romance and all... but in the end you see that you have been fooled. Again. First time it was a revelation. Second time you say: OK, it is a little different now, I can buy it. But the third time...it is too much.To be concise, if I ever again see the movie about dead people that do not know they are dead, and need help of other dead people to "move to the other side" (I am not talking about zombie movie...), then it will be awarded with a big one star rating from me. It's cast can all be the Academy Award winners, I don't care. So, The Sixth Sense (1999) - 9 starsThe Others (2001) - 7 starsPassengers (2008) - 3 starsany other similar story recycling - 1 star.And, if by any chance I come upon a movie with the same story dating before 1999. the previous ratings will be revised (you can imagine how).

NateWatchesCoolMovies Passengers is a low key supernatural drama that came and went with little fanfare or attention back in 2008. Part of the reason for that could have been that it was marketed as a thriller, which is not so much the case. There is an eerie vibe to it, and certainly a paranormal component, but it's quieter and much closer to the chest than advertising might suggest. It wasn't reviewed very well, branded as predictable and derivative. Some of its plot devices have been used before in the past, to be sure, but I greatly enjoyed the film and loved the way in which it's story unfolds, told very well by its sturdy cast. Like Mark Pellington says, eff the people, that's why there's 31 flavors. Anne Hathaway is excellent as Claire, a grief counselor who is tasked with looking out for a handful of people who have survived a catastrophic plane crash. She's new to her profession, her eagerness laced with self doubt, yet she remains hopeful. All of a sudden, the patients in her cate begin to disappear mysteriously, and she starts to question the situation, as well as her own reality. The survivors are damaged and not fully willing to open up to her, collectively scared of some unseen threat. Claire has repeated run ins with a unknown and very distressed man (Andrew Wheeler, local vancouver actor and former teacher of mine) who has ties to the accident. It's all hush hush and quietly unsettling, until we slowly begin to realize what's actually happening, and the it changes gears and becomes very touching and thoughtful. Clea Duvall is great as one of the skeptical survivors, Patrick Wilson solid as always, and there's work from Dianne Wiest, William B. Davis, Andre Braugher and briefly David Morse. Sure, this type of story has been done to death time and time again, draining new efforts of some of their effect, but if one comes along that gets it right, tells it's story in a way that holds both my emotion and interest in its spell, I'm all ears. This one did just that.

lewiskendell Passengers is a mix of the thriller and suspense genres, with a little romance and mystery added in for good measure. If that all sounds like a lot to fit into 93 minutes...well it is. Anne Hathaway stars as Claire, a psychiatrist who is assigned to assist a few survivors of a horrible plane crash. As she gets to know the survivors, she becomes more deeply involved in a seeming conflict between the survivors and the airline that appears to be trying to hide something. She grows especially close to Eric, a man that Claire is strangely attracted to, despite his rather odd behavior.The story is pretty interesting, and leads you down a few different paths before you get to the ending. It's all pretty well done, and as long as you don't dwell on a few plot holes, you may be pleasantly surprised with how it all ends. The main problem with this is that the movie length is simply too short to make the frequent transitions in style seem fluid. The ending comes completely out of the blue, unless you have been paying incredibly close attention. I think the creators of Passengers had a good idea, but I would have liked to see it executed a bit better. Passengers is original and unpredictable, but that's not enough to lift it from okay to great.