A great movie from threadbare material

Rating: 6/10 (13 September 2016)

Having seen various documentaries and media reports about the 'Miracle on the Hudson', I always believed that whilst the story was amazing, the story was far too short from which to make a motion picture. In my humble opinion, I'm still not wrong. The direction, acting and visual effects were absolutely top-notch weaving together absolutely the most that could have been scraped together, and often delving into Captain Sullenburger's personal life to find extra material.
Whilst the film is entertaining, I was on occasion actually bored from being overly familiar with the few minutes of the main story. This main story of the take-off, bird strike and glide before ditching was told three or four times in various different ways. The later rescue and NTSB hearing were shown as were clips of the media circus and heavily padded out sections with the co-pilot and being on the phone with his wife.
In short, a worthy picture that does its best with meagre material, whilst resisting the temptation to descend into fantasy. Absolutely worth your time but not great, due to the limited story.