Flightplan Reviews

2005

Rated:
60
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After 2002's Panic Room, Jodie Foster took a three year break before deciding to take another leading role in a major motion picture. Three years is a lifetime in Hollywood, but Foster is one of the few stars who can afford to take such a lengthy hiatus from the industry and still command major roles on her return. Robert .. Read more

Starring	Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Kate Beahan
Director	Robert Schwentke
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama, Thriller

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Critics' reviews (4) of Flightplan
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A little way into Flightplans obvious (if unacknowledged) source, The Lady Vanishes (1938), Michael... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
The narrative holds you in a vice-like grip
- Heat
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
By far her best performance for years ****
- Sunday Telegraph
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Flightplan
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43 out of 52 people found this review helpful

Implausible Plan

Movie is fairly tense and it does keep you watching and wondering and very few people are going to guess the central plot which is just as well as its a bit far fetched.

During the build up its fun to guess what could be possibly be happening anyway.

Would have been funny if they had went for a non Hollywood ending for the shock value but alas it plays out in a semi predictable fashion.
- - javadan from East Ayrshire
  - Posted 27 Dec 2005 unknown
30 out of 35 people found this review helpful

Unknown destination

This film held my attention, but lacked in so many areas. The ending was poor in my opinion and Jodie Foster gave her usual 'innocent girl acting' routine. 3 stars for an average, run of the mill thriller.
- - Mbub from Westbury, Wilts
  - Posted 04 Apr 2007 12:56
27 out of 31 people found this review helpful

Very enjoyable

Pretty good. Good story and not hindered by being set almost entirely on an aeroplane. I'm not that fussed on Jodie Foster, but she's very watchable in this.
- - Joanna McConway from Northern Ireland
  - Posted 13 Sep 2007 09:07
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Flightplan
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Plodding and Pedestrian

Ludicrous plotline with no depth or consistency, let alone logical reality - difficult to suspend disbelieve with this one. Come back film it maybe, but it was a bad choice for such a fine actor. Tried real hard to get into it, but after 30 mins it was bye bye time. The first 10-15 mins was particularly bad, slow, confusing and frankly pointless to the main plot line. Idea was nice, execution and production pathetic
- - A customer from Hampshire England
  - Posted 28 Mar 2007 20:21
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Gripping

A very interesting thriller. Quite gripping and yet poignant.
- - A customer from england
  - Posted 24 Jun 2007 11:31

43 out of 52 people found this review helpful

Implausible Plan

Movie is fairly tense and it does keep you watching and wondering and very few people are going to guess the central plot which is just as well as its a bit far fetched.

During the build up its fun to guess what could be possibly be happening anyway.

Would have been funny if they had went for a non Hollywood ending for the shock value but alas it plays out in a semi predictable fashion.
- - javadan from East Ayrshire
  - Posted 27 Dec 2005 unknown
30 out of 35 people found this review helpful

Unknown destination

This film held my attention, but lacked in so many areas. The ending was poor in my opinion and Jodie Foster gave her usual 'innocent girl acting' routine. 3 stars for an average, run of the mill thriller.
- - Mbub from Westbury, Wilts
  - Posted 04 Apr 2007 12:56
27 out of 31 people found this review helpful

Very enjoyable

Pretty good. Good story and not hindered by being set almost entirely on an aeroplane. I'm not that fussed on Jodie Foster, but she's very watchable in this.
- - Joanna McConway from Northern Ireland
  - Posted 13 Sep 2007 09:07
33 out of 53 people found this review helpful

Foster Leaves Panic Room For Panic Plane

Excellent platform for Ms Foster to spread her wings (sorry) having not quite seized the day on her last outing in the aforementioned Panic Room. Jodie plays it perfectly this time with her handling of a well-judged script that keeps her (and me) guessing as to what is really going on in either the cavernous aircraft or her mind.How chilling when you have a missing daughter and have all around you are saying 'what daughter?'.Would you trust Captain Sean Bean to fly you home?
- - Delstrat from Hounslow
  - Posted 27 Oct 2005 unknown
17 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Enjoyable

Apart from giving us an insight in to the future of double decker planes, Foster's great performance made this movie better than average. Not so sure about Bean, though my wife didn't mind him at all as Captain! Plot plausibility fell apart towards the end, nevertheless enjoyable and worth going to the cinema for.
- - Nirm from Leicestershire
  - Posted 03 Dec 2005 07:53
21 out of 36 people found this review helpful

Trully Awful

The storyline is ludicrous, and the screenplay poor. Jodie Foster is better than this. I can only guess that there were several rewrites because several plotlines simply fizzle out and the ending seems hastily cobbled together.

I wish I had not wasted my time watching this rubbish.
- - Ian from Reading, UK
  - Posted 08 May 2006 10:05
15 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Clamping Your Nuts in a Vice is a More Rewarding Experience

This film begins as a reasonably decent psycological thriller, then rapidly and magically transforms itself into a large, festering pile of hairy snot containing Sean Bean. But I can't tell you why because it will spoil the lovely surprise.

Watch this then book yourself in for that long overdue lobotomy.
- - Edmundo Pennoire from Reading
  - Posted 19 Jun 2006 12:30
12 out of 16 people found this review helpful

A Fantastic In Flight Movie!

Flightplan is a wicked film, which keeps you clinging on to your seat all the way through. Jodie Foster is a fantastic actress and shines as always in this film, releasing extra tension in the search for her daughter. I recommend this film a must view, especially so if your a Jodie Foster fan.
- - A customer from Cumbria, England.
  - Posted 19 Apr 2006 22:01
11 out of 12 people found this review helpful

No need to take flight!

I have to say following the much hyped slagging of this film I was suprised at how much I enjoyed it.

As ever Foster delivers here woman in peril roll effortlessly and with a strong supporting cast of bean and Skarrsgard.

Watch and enjoy and also check out the documentary on making the plane. At only 10 minutes long it explains how the plane was constructed from scratch and how each camera angle was achieved. One of the best extras I've seen on a DVD for a while.

If you like this you may want to check out Passenger 57 or Turbulence.
- - KH08 from North Somerset
  - Posted 21 Apr 2006 08:42
10 out of 13 people found this review helpful

The most implausible plot ever

The film carrys you through in a jolly enough fashion but I promise you that when you get to the end you will ask yourself how the heck this film ever reached the big screen. Honestly. Jodie Foster is ok everything else about this film is not. Not to give anything away but when you find out what has happened stop the film and make sure that it makes sense to you cause it sure didnt to us.
- - Jim from London
  - Posted 08 May 2006 16:22

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Critics' reviews (4)
A little way into Flightplans obvious (if unacknowledged) source, The Lady Vanishes (1938), Michael... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
The narrative holds you in a vice-like grip
- Heat
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
By far her best performance for years ****
- Sunday Telegraph
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Super suspense thriller!
- The Daily Star
- Posted 08 Oct 2007