Strong Adaption

Rating: 8/10 (2 June 2018)

'Sully' director Clint Eastwood strongly adapts the real-life story of an everyday hero. When adapting a true story to the big screen, there are a million and one things that could go wrong, but Clint Eastwood manages to avoid any major ones. In particular, Eastwood manages to make a plane crash incident that lasted only a few minutes long into a full length film that doesn't drag on and have unnecessary scenes. It is evident that the movie's focus is on the humanitarian aspect of the story, not the actual plane crash. In saying this, with the main focus being on the hero pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, a good actor is needed, and Tom Hanks, hands down, knocks this role out of the park. He delivers a realistic and honest performance that brings the character alive and is one of the main reasons this movie is so good. The combination of Eastwood's solid directing and Hank's strong performance, 'Sully' ends being a great film that tells an inspiring story of a real human being.