A Good all round film, with good performances and directing

Rating: 8/10 (3 October 2016)

Having already known the full extent of US Airways flight 1549, by watching numerous documentaries i.e. Air crash investigation, I was interested to see with a bigger budget how the reenactment of the flight would go. The signs were very good going into this film, firstly the director say what you will about American Sniper, Clint Eastwood is a very talented director. The cast Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart are the two main draws of the film to entice people to watch it. Now the film itself, the positives are what I thought they might be, firstly the directing. I believe that directing wise this is an improvement from American Sniper for Clint Eastwood. Some camera positions were very interesting and also the perfect blend of CGI of the plane itself with the backdrop of New York worked really well.The jumps back in time throughout the film also really worked and didn't feel forced in at any point, especially the "nightmares" the captain is having, very powerful images. Next positive is the acting which is not a surprise to say is very good, which I think we as an audience have come to expect from Tom hanks these days. He once again knocked it out of the park and gave a really emotional heart to the film as well as the vehicle moving it forward through the story. Aaron Eckhart also was very solid in this film even when his character jokes and the end of the film, very we timed and shows that he is able to "compete" with the very best actors in the business. All in all this is a good film with solid performances and directing with an interesting story at the heart of it, well it should be considering this is a true story. The only negative I can think of is the middle part of the film starts to drag just little but I am only nitpicking. Finally I would give this film a 7.8 or 7.9 out of 10 not just good enough for an 8 but a damn good film.