Damn near a docudrama about a captain and flight officer ditching in the drink and not losing a single soul. Hanks portrayed Sullenberger as a near humorless man who was precise about everything and conveyed little to no emotion. Hanks did an excellent job of crawling out of his own skin.
The film takes us through the crash, PTSD, and near brutal NTSB investigation. Somebody (government) wanted to blame someone for ruining an Airbus and they chased after Sully like hounds at the hunt. Eckart was definitely second-banana in this drama and played it as such. Laura Linney appeared in flashes to portray the anxious wife and had little screen time.
There are a few tense moments during the replay of the ditching but not so many as to make this a real "drama". Clint nearly made a documentary out of this and the film is surprisingly short. It has an almost premature ending but the story was over.
Don't run out for you vehicle unless you want to miss some footage of the real peeps at a reunion of sorts. As usual, Hanks films are like hot coffee and apple pie -- every American has to take time to get some. This is no different. While not wildly enthused it probably is worth a sit to feel like there are some American heroes here and there.
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Topic - 'Sully': The unsulliable Sullenberger . . . - Billy Wonka 15:54:07 09/09/16 (41)
- RE: 'Sully': The unsulliable Sullenberger . . . - fantja 16:30:11 09/14/16 (0)
- A few words on Russian "Sully" - Victor Khomenko 06:51:49 09/13/16 (4)
- RE: A few words on Russian "Sully" - Mike B. 14:22:49 09/14/16 (1)
- RE: A few words on Russian "Sully" - Victor Khomenko 05:57:16 09/15/16 (0)
- America is desperate for heroes and has the will to create them.* - Billy Wonka 08:50:08 09/13/16 (1)
- Not just America, it is a common disease - Victor Khomenko 11:09:02 09/13/16 (0)
- My daughter and I liked it. Well worth seeing. (nt) - reelsmith. 09:55:09 09/11/16 (0)
- My goodbuddy and I enjoyed it much. According to what I've read... - jeffreybehr 16:39:27 09/10/16 (0)
- Big shout-out to the crash sequence in the Tom Hanks movie, Cast Away. Nt - geoffkait 03:38:46 09/10/16 (19)
- Great Thread-within-a-thread! nt - oldmkvi 08:03:32 09/11/16 (0)
- That's about the best as I recall. * - Billy Wonka 11:36:56 09/10/16 (0)
- RE: Big shout-out to the crash sequence in the Tom Hanks movie, Bridge of Spys. Nt - oldmkvi 07:05:09 09/10/16 (16)
- RE: Big shout-out to the crash sequence in the Tom Hanks movie, Saving Private Ryan. Nt - geoffkait 09:30:29 09/10/16 (15)
- Then there's the matter of "The Man With One Red Shoe" - Sondek 11:20:12 09/11/16 (7)
- Red Shoe was one of the best 80's comedies . .. - Billy Wonka 08:03:29 09/14/16 (6)
- RE: Red Shoe was one of the best 80's comedies . .. - fantja 16:31:56 09/14/16 (5)
- RE: Red Shoe was one of the best 80's comedies . .. - Sondek 06:10:50 09/15/16 (4)
- I saw it on VHS. Jim Belushi was a scream. * - Billy Wonka 19:23:55 09/16/16 (2)
- RE: I saw it on VHS. Jim Belushi was a scream. * - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 14:35:55 09/19/16 (1)
- RE: I saw it on VHS. Jim Belushi was a scream. * - fantja 15:15:34 09/20/16 (0)
- RE: Red Shoe was one of the best 80's comedies . .. - fantja 14:20:35 09/15/16 (0)
- Big shout-out to the crash sequence in the Tom Hanks movie, Toy Story...N/T - musetap 15:48:18 09/10/16 (3)
- There was Splash. Get it...splash? Nt - geoffkait 04:01:27 09/11/16 (2)
- So, Big shout-out to the splash sequence in the Tom Hanks movie, Apollo 13?... N/T - musetap 09:55:24 09/11/16 (0)
- I'm down. Down with Splash. Splash. Down. Splash Down. - oldmkvi 08:07:14 09/11/16 (0)
- RE: Big shout-out to the crash sequence in the Tom Hanks movie, uh, uhm, well, Forrest Gump? - oldmkvi 12:07:36 09/10/16 (2)
- Well, the shrimp boat crashed into the dock. It was a jumbo shrimp boat. Nt - geoffkait 12:50:24 09/10/16 (1)
- RE: Well, the shrimp boat crashed into the dock. It was a jumbo shrimp boat. Nt - oldmkvi 13:30:13 09/10/16 (0)
- I thought it was a bit tedious at times and the ending drama just OK. a mild thumbs up is generous imo - PhilJ 17:58:57 09/09/16 (2)
- Second thought. USAir was lucky to have a pilot that experienced. * - Billy Wonka 11:41:11 09/10/16 (1)
- some people in the theater clapped at the conclusion, so what do I know? - PhilJ 15:04:35 09/10/16 (0)
- My take away is go see Flight. It's a better movie and has much more drama. Nt - geoffkait 16:08:54 09/09/16 (9)
- But it ain't twue! An alcoholic pilot is not a hero. * - Billy Wonka 16:22:21 09/09/16 (8)
- In addition imo Denzel would have won . . . - dwill123 05:37:11 09/10/16 (0)
- Just because it's true... - mkuller 22:25:27 09/09/16 (0)
- You're wrong. At the end of the day he was a hero. Scully should have turned around. Nt - geoffkait 17:47:16 09/09/16 (4)
- Did you watch the end of the film? That was explained. * - Billy Wonka 11:36:06 09/10/16 (0)
- But what would Mulder have done? (nt) - mkuller 22:26:32 09/09/16 (0)
- Exactly how far can one coast in a Jet Liner? - oldmkvi 17:56:12 09/09/16 (1)
- Depends on how high the pilots are.;-) - geoffkait 05:20:18 09/10/16 (0)
- agree - mbnx01 16:55:43 09/09/16 (0)