Getting On A Bit Now But Neeson Still Kicks A**

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2015)

Bill Marks is a former NYPD officer now enrolled as a US Air Marshall. During a flight from New York to London, he receives a text messages saying that if $150million isn't transferred into an specific account then someone will die every 20 minutes. Breaking protocol, Marks consults with Jack Hammond, the other Air Marshall that is on the flight, but he merely tries to brush the incident off. As time passes, Marks begins to realise that as he tries to find out who the demand is coming from, he himself is possibly being framed as a terrorist.
Non-Stop is the latest Action/Thriller to star Liam Neeson and it's a cracker. Neeson plays these parts so well and brings about a real believability to the characters he plays in these films. The main plot is a fairly simple one...bad guy wants $150million or people start to die. However, said story starts to quickly develop and it's not long before it starts to twist and turn into various directions that will keep the audience guessing as to what will happen next and to who the possible bad guy - or woman - is.
At times, the story may be a bit "unrealistic" but this isn't a Documentary here so if you're expecting a film full of "true events" then you've rented the wrong movie. Non-Stop doesn't take long to get going at all and it grabs your attention pretty much right off the bat....exactly the way a good Action/Thriller should. It's not got a seriously complex story that just confuses the hell out of you, and it's not one of those action films that's full of action but has no story. It's got both a good story mixed with good action & suspense.
The acting is top notch as well, which is what we would expect from stars such as Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore, whose character, by the way, ends up being on your list of suspects in some way or another. With talk of a possible sequel in the works, let's just hope that if it does happen, then it's as good as this one.