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Duncan Shepherd signs in on Violence and Flightplan

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(Shepherd, my favorite critic, writes from San Diego, by the way.)
"Through such devious means as the sedate and didactic tone, the clear-eyed and controlled cinematography, the deliberate pace, and a spot of uncommonly graphic sex between happily marrieds, the film feels unconventional, feels unpredictable. And it makes good use of William Hurt's widely recognized looniness for an unexpectedly funny climax, notwithstanding the expected gore."
"The movie gets off the ground in good shape, and manages to remain aloft a good deal longer than Red Eye, not merely because Berlin to New York is longer than Dallas to Miami."

http://www.sdreader.com/published/current/shepherd.html (Open in New Window)

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Re: Duncan Shepherd signs in on Violence and Flightplan - rico 10:12:28 09/29/05 (2)
I liked both "Red Eye" and "Flight Plan" but found the former slightly better.
- You didn't think the superb performances of - tinear 04:50:05 09/30/05 (1)
  Jodie and Sarsgaard elevaged FP?
  I thought both similarly were engaging but that the actors made a difference in quality. The lead in RE, I believe, has a good future but the girl... forgetable.
  - Re: You didn't think the superb performances of - rico 07:16:43 09/30/05 (0)
    I have been impressed with Rachel McAdams' performances in all of her fiolms and I thought she was great in "Red Eye".

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