Not the typical Clint Eastwood drama, but still pretty good

Rating: 8/10 (19 September 2016)

This film is unlike any other, that Clint Eastwood, the 86 years old legendary director and actor created so far, due to it's style and it's length. The full length of Sully (including the rolling cast) is only 96 minutes, making this feature the shortest film Eastwood ever directed. This is mainly because that the movie was shot entirely with IMAX 65 cameras, which makes a lot of extra work in post-production, such as in color grading and removing the background noise. Although it's relatively short screen time, the movie is still slow paced compared to other airplane dramas, for example Robert Zemeckis' Flight (2012).
The acting is superb. Tom Hanks is excellent as usually, bringing nearly the same level as in Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips or in Ron Howard's Apollo 13. I only seen Aaron Eckhart one time acting better than his role in Sully, and that's his awesome performance as Harvey Dent's complex character in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.
The direction is amazing, as we except from an Eastwood movie. In this film, he focused more on the visuals than in the actors and emotions, which he usually do. Although I prefer his more human-oriented dramas, it was interesting to see him directing a feature like this.
This movie is a must see for those, who like Clint Eastwood, and for those, who love slow-paced dramas. Overall, I think this film is not as good as Flight (I think Flight is the only movie I can compare with Sully from the 2010s), but Sully is definitely a must see.
8/10