Crash lands near the end

Rating: 5/10 (31 March 2014)

Some Hollywood exec somewhere, really wants Liam Neeson to be taken seriously as an action hero. We all loved him in "Taken" (and "The Grey" was actually pretty good) but after "Taken 2" and erm, that other one where people all forgot who he was or whatever, are we willing to except yet, that "Taken" was a one off? In all fairness. "Non-stop" did actually look pretty good. Which is why I went too see it. I was hoping for a modern whodunnit. With Neeson kicking some ass on the tight confines of a plane. But what we have here is just another addition to the many mediocre action movies, that have used this setting. "Non-stop" could of just as easily starred Steven Seagal, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, or even Jodie Foster. Does anyone really remember the similar movies all off these guys were in? OK, maybe Harrison Fords "Airforce one." That was awesome! It goes without saying that anyone expecting another "Taken" from this will be no doubt disappointed. After all, how much action can you really have taking place on such a crammed setting as a full up plane? For what it is though, "Non-stop" starts off fairly effectively. Its far from straight forward, and is at times a complex, sometimes thrilling ride, full of twists and turns. This makes it even more unfortunate though, when it crash lands near the end. "Non-stop" really starts to fall apart if you think about it too much. If your going to make a complicated movie. It has to actually make some sort of sense if we're putting a bit of extra effort in, to try and follow it.