An exceptionally well made movie in its genre

Rating: Null/10 (14 March 2014)

"Non-stop" can arguably be viewed as a double bill: suspense thriller in the air (such as the recent "Red eye" and "Flight plan") plus airborne disaster along the tradition of all-time classic "Airport" (1970).
Reviews on this genre of movies should be as brief as possible to avoid spoiling the readers' fun in enjoying the movie. This one takes place entirely in a flight. An air marshal (a very effective Liam Neeson) who has his fair share of personal problems and vicissitudes receives text messages on a work-related cross-Atlantic flight he is taking, demanding $150 million to be transferred to a specified account or else. "Or else" means having one person on the flight killed every 20 minutes. Enough! Suffices to say that this quality thriller does not follow the often predictable path. While the final solution may not leave you in a state of ecstasy of enlightenment, it will not make you curse or cry foul as quite a few other movies of this genre would.
There is the usual ensemble of a variety of characters and suspects. In term of actors, by far the most prominent is obviously Julianne Moore, as a fellow passenger met on the flight by our protagonist and becoming the only person he can trust. In term of recent prominence, there is Oscar Best Supporting Actress Lupita Nyong'o (Moore, incidentally, has 4 nominations under her belt, including both lead and support roles, but has still to win her first Oscar) who unfortunately is nothing more than moving and talking prop impersonating an air hostess. As one critic (at least) said, her next role will undoubtedly not be something like this. The other air hostess, who has a great deal more acting to do, is capably delivered by Michelle Dockery. The rest of the large cast includes faces both familiar and unfamiliar. Two that may have a chance of ringing a bell are Scoot McNairy as a passenger falling under strong suspicion and Corel Stoll as an NYPD who just happens to be on the flight.
To reiterate, nothing more should really be disclosed about the movie. The overall verdict from critics and general audience alike is that this is an exceptionally well made movie in its genre. Watch it. You won't regret.