Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Passengers (2008) Film Review - Anne Hathaway

Plot Summary - Mystery/thriller about a beautiful young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway), who is assigned to help a small handful of people who were the only survivors of a recent, horrific plane crash. Claire holds group therapy sessions and uncovers that some of the passengers remember a mid-air explosion, yet the airline's powers-that-be are insistent that it was pilot error rather than a mechanical failure of the plane. Claire searches for the truth as a mysterious man is seen watching their session through the window and later following a passenger, passengers begin to "disappear" (skipping sessions or?), an airline official follows Claire and pushes her to mind her own business, and Claire starts up a romance with a good-looking passenger named Eric (Patrick Wilson) who is being stalked by a mystery dog.

Review - This is a really excellent film that drew me in right from the start. Really interesting plot with some surprises as well. I can't say this wasn't in certain ways predictable, but still found it completely intriguing. Plus - I love Anne Hathaway! The way they filmed the plane crash, shown completely from the passengers and pilots point-of-view inside the plane rather than outside, is both realistic looking and frightening. Excellent film. Rating - 9.5/10 stars

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