Arockin and arolling on the cannonball express

Rating: 7/10 (3 April 2014)

I like the new tough Liam Neeson who has been thumping his way through action movies since Taken. He has some appeal for this middle aged viewer who struggles to relate to the younger action heroes. In Non-Stop he once again plays the hard bitten divorced Dad figure who faces a personal and career crisis as he attempts to stop a hijacking onboard a transatlantic jet. Julianne Moore plays an attractive but vulnerable woman he sits next to on the plane. These two are beginning to remind me a bit of previous star pairings like Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn but updated for the modern age. My wife (who has not really been enjoying films since Gene Kelly retired) and I thoroughly enjoyed this white knuckle ride.