Powerful Performances, albeit Short on Compelling,

Rating: 7/10 (14 December 2016)

Sully is a good movie with a well developed plot and a terrific cast. It's an instantly engaging film as we follow two pilots who sparked controversy after landing their plane on the Hudson River. The emotion and trauma these must have underwent is beautifully captured by Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart, their chemistry on screen is fantastic, it is the highlight of the movie for me.
However, the story seemed to be too straight forward to make in to a full blown film, they experimented with this by not showing scenes in chronological order and showing the plane crash from different perspectives, but it ends up feeling like they were merely filling time.
I found the last scene to be very disappointing. It is anti-climatic and drags on significantly, consisting of us watching various flight simulations of what Sully should have done, it becomes very tedious by this stage.
It is certainly flawed, but Sully boasts terrific performances and an engaging story, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good drama, just do not go out of your way to see it.
Follows the life of Chesley Sullenberger as he struggles with the precautions of having landed his damaged plane on the Hudson river, despite saving every passengers life.
Best Performance: Tom Hanks