Well, at Liam Neeson is in it...

Rating: 6/10 (2 July 2014)

I'm pretty much at the point that if Liam Neeson is in the film, I will watch it no questions asked. That explains why I wasted my time and money seeing "Battleship" in the theaters. The guy is not only a great actor but with the action-based roles he's been taking it has pretty much cemented the idea that he is a legitimate tough guy. His gruff voice, intense stare and the fact that when he's chopping people in the necks with his hands looks like he actually is well versed in the art of hurting bad guys translates to an instant draw for me. Honestly, Neeson was the best part of the film.
For the most part, "Non-Stop" isn't a terrible film. The problem is that it just has too many factors that were working against my personal enjoyment for me to find it anything more than just an average, one-time-watching film. For example, the film has some great, close-quarters fight scenes, Liam Neeson is acting the hell out of his role, the premise had amazing potential to be exciting and the film starts off as a decent thriller that looks like it is building to something interesting. However, the suspense is abandoned pretty early for a more generic action film with no real mystery working for it and the bad guy is way too easy to predict. Finally, the motives behind the hijacking are lackluster and vacuous at best.
"Non-Stop" has its moments and didn't bore me but it just wasn't good enough where I will find myself finding any desire to watch it again in my lifetime.
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