Liam Neeson is the John Wayne of the 21st century. For his audience he does not make a bad movie. He really broke through with Schindlers List, but it was Taken that made him iconic. This movie like Known has a very Taken flavor. I did not recognize any other actors in this movie. Michelle Dockery is very well known to Downton Abbey fans, in a very similar movie and role (Executive Outcome)Halle Berry was more compelling. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is no more than a placeholder here.
Jaume Collet-Serra has directed a handful of movies Known and Non-Stop amongst them. He is someone to watch. You cant take your eyes off the screen for a second in Non Stop, he keeps the atmosphere tense and suspenseful right to the end.
Rotten Tomatoes gave it sixty percent with lots of criticism for the plot. I disagree its hard to bring something new to a two hour movie that takes place at 35,000 ft. While this movie does not quite soar, it is a superior effort all round.
Four Stars
I'm not a Neeson fan, but I have been looking forward this, despite airplane movies being very predicable. BTW, watch The Lego movie. Once my blog is back up an running, I plan to do an indeph analysis of the film. Its smart and funny and Liam Neeson totally owned it. His comic timing is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yahya I will check out Lego movie, as you can see from my Avatar I am a fan.
DeleteYep, we basically agree. Like you said, you enjoyed it a little more, but overall, it was a very good movie that I am glad that I watched.
ReplyDelete-James