Non-Stop is truly Non-Stop

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2014)

Non-Stop - If you asked me "What was the best airplane movie you've ever seen?" a year ago, my answer would have been the "Flight". If you ask me now, it definitely would be the "Non-Stop". Hands down. I might be a little pumped up right now because of all the adrenaline I got from this movie and my mind might not be clear at this very moment, but Non-Stop is truly Non-Stop thriller ride.
I am not going to lie here. I expected a very little from this movie. Come on, let's be honest. Who didn't ? We all know that since "Taken", Hollywood is trying milk Liam Neeson as much as humanly possible before his knees give in. We all looked at the poster, we all watched the trailers. It just seemed like the typical Hollywood airplane thriller. Well, you and I were both wrong. I was expecting very cliché & unoriginal story. Non-Stop absolutely took me by surprise. Let me tell you how. No spoilers, just bear with me here.
I am not being cocky or anything, but most of the time I can predict all the twists and guess who the bad guy is, when watching a mystery film. But guess what ? I couldn't predict a thing with this movie. That was me, maybe some of you guys will. I don't know. The point is you will may have 4-5 guys in mind who you think is the bad guy, but the filmmakers didn't reveal anything until the very end. And it is just impressive and glorious.
At first, it was kinda hard for me to adapt to the film's dark blue-ish tone but it was alright. As I'm writing this, I realized that it was intentional because it's exactly how it looks like in an airplane. Very smart choice of color. You could almost feel like jet lagged after watching it for all I know haha.
Liam Neeson was great, Julianne Moore was great, Lupita made an small appearance, rest of the cast also very solid. The music, cinematography ... yada yada.
The tension and suspense of this film is absolutely incredible. Honestly, my palms might have been sweating for the whole time. Anyway, the viewers will be on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Guaranteed. You just have to turn up the volume a little and enjoy the ride. Overall, one of the most intense thrillers I've ever seen. We must thank the actors, director, writers and all the other people who helped create this future classic.