MPAA Rating: PG-13
Original Review Date: September 27, 2005
Reviewed by: Erin, Movie Muse
In a Nutshell: Very good for a B-movie; not bad for a regular
movie even. Worth renting, but don't rush out and see it.
Quick Plot: Lisa just wants to get home to see her dad, and
she's rather anxious after her flight to Miami has been
seriously delayed. After numerous run-ins with a charming
stranger, she discovers she is sitting next to him on the plane.
It is not a happy accident. If she does not help him to
assassinate a high profile politician before they land, he will
have her father killed. But what can she do about it at 30,000
feet?
In Detail: First off, let me dispel what seems to be a common
misconception about this film, which stems from a combination of
the television commercial and the director. Yes, it is a Wes
Craven film. Yes, it is a thriller. But NO, there are not
*any* supernatural elements of any kind in this movie. I knew
what the film was about before I saw the trailer, so I didn't
think anything of it. It was only when my brother commented on
being surprised about them just being "normal" people, and then
my husband commenting that it "doesn't seem like your kind of
movie" that I realized that the television commercial could be
misleading if you didn't know the plot, particularly when it is
a Craven film. No demons, no "monsters," just your average
everyday wacko. ;) Having said all of that, the film is quite
tense. Not as tense as War of the Worlds, but well done none
the less. I was willing to suspend disbelief until the very
end, when things started getting a little out of hand. And one
particular element of the ending was quite disappointing. Other
than that, I'd say it's worth seeing. Rent it, maybe, or catch
it on television, but worth seeing none the less. A fun,
brainless, rainy afternoon type flick.
Will I Buy It? No. Worth seeing once. That's about it.
