Non-Stop (2014)
Country: GB/FR/US
Technical: col/2.35:1 106m
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Linus Roache, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy
Synopsis:
A Federal Air Marshal with a drink problem is exploited by terrorists on a transatlantic flight, making it look as though he is the one hijacking the plane.
Review:
Vaguely novel airborne thriller, following on from the similarly unlikely premise of Unknown, from the same director/star teaming. The use of the cinema screen as an extension of the mobile phone interface for revealing the interplay of messages between hero and antagonist is an elegant innovation, and the intrigue is unravelled pacily enough, though with adequate attention to character. As usual, however, the tying up of loose ends does not hold up to too much scrutiny.
Country: GB/FR/US
Technical: col/2.35:1 106m
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Linus Roache, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy
Synopsis:
A Federal Air Marshal with a drink problem is exploited by terrorists on a transatlantic flight, making it look as though he is the one hijacking the plane.
Review:
Vaguely novel airborne thriller, following on from the similarly unlikely premise of Unknown, from the same director/star teaming. The use of the cinema screen as an extension of the mobile phone interface for revealing the interplay of messages between hero and antagonist is an elegant innovation, and the intrigue is unravelled pacily enough, though with adequate attention to character. As usual, however, the tying up of loose ends does not hold up to too much scrutiny.
Country: GB/FR/US
Technical: col/2.35:1 106m
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Linus Roache, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy
Synopsis:
A Federal Air Marshal with a drink problem is exploited by terrorists on a transatlantic flight, making it look as though he is the one hijacking the plane.
Review:
Vaguely novel airborne thriller, following on from the similarly unlikely premise of Unknown, from the same director/star teaming. The use of the cinema screen as an extension of the mobile phone interface for revealing the interplay of messages between hero and antagonist is an elegant innovation, and the intrigue is unravelled pacily enough, though with adequate attention to character. As usual, however, the tying up of loose ends does not hold up to too much scrutiny.