Sully: A Movie Review
This past weekend I saw a new movie that just came out, Sully. The movie starred Tom Hanks and is rated PG-13. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood and was based on the true story of an amazing miracle that happened on January 15th, 2009.
The movie is about a captain, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who successfully lands a crashing airplane onto the Hudson River. That’s right, the Hudson River. Both of the engines completely stopped functioning and the plane crashed down, but miraculously, not a single passenger didn’t make it out alive. Sully quickly becomes known as a hero. Following the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) begins a required investigation. During their investigation, they find that there’s “evidence” that Sully would have been able to land safely somewhere other than the Hudson River and that one of the engines was still operational. A great deal of the movie was just Sully trying to prove that none of the engines were working and that he had no choice but to land in the Hudson River.
This film was extremely laid back most of the time. There weren’t a lot of dramatic scenes (aside from the plane crash). There were far too many scenes of Sully on the phone with his overly worried wife, a couple of scenes of him have hallucinations and bad dreams, and plenty of scenes with the NTSB trying to prove that there was an alternative to landing in the Hudson.
Overall this movie was just…slow. The beginning took a while to build up and really get me interested. I don’t know about you, but I like a movie that keeps me at the edge of my seat. Of course the flashback to the plane crash had a lot of drama and intensity, but it only lasted for a couple of minutes and then it was done. However, Tom Hank’s performance was very good. He played his part very well, this part suited him.
Although this film was not my ‘cup of tea’ it was still enjoyable. It would be a nice movie to watch with your family. It may have had a few dull points, but it still was an interesting flick and told a great story. I would recommend this film. 6.5/10.
