A new take on suspense thriller

Rating: 7/10 (5 March 2014)

Okay, the first and foremost I'd say is that I was fooled by the poster art. The poster depicts high intensity of action, yet I fact the movie is more dominant in mystery and thriller region of a genre. But it is to no disappointment because the movie is indeed good in terms of suspense thriller.
The story is of typical action, a hostage ransom situation, with the initial twist that the perpetrator is invisible, as usual. But then as the conflict starts, there is no stopping, literally non-stop. Yes we have seen movies like "Flightplan" that do this kind of suspense build, with extra action sequence on the ending, yet "Non-Stop" gives us another take of that particular build.
Liam Neeson's acting is great as usual. His facial expressions are kept consistent to the emotions Bill Marks should be having at all the times. Julianne Moore is just a complementary act all the way to about seven tenths of the movie. The other cast, which are mostly TV series cast did quite a good job being paired with Neeson and Moore. After seeing 2014's Oscars, we won't expect to see Lupita Nyong'o to have such a small role, yet she did in this movie.
The pace of story building is kept in quick steps, yet it is still in a thriller suspense style. It makes you stay at the edge of your seat right from the conflict started. For a seasoned movie goer, especially suspense or thriller or mystery and detective stories addict, this film presents viewers with a lot of points and details that left you wondering, is this thing gonna be important as the movie nears its end? For instance, the stewardess, the co-pilot, and some of the suspicious passengers.
The screenplay is great, every thing that happened has major consequences to the continuing scenes and baffles us the viewers even more about who the real perp is. And with every five or ten minutes, the pressure in the lead character gets more and more immense.
The climax is served with a good twist, although the story of the climax is rather mediocre. I'd give it a 7 out of 10 score and definitely recommending you to see it. But expect to see dominant action. Think of it as "Flightplan" with a lot more nerve.