Just the story - no more, no less

Rating: 8/10 (6 February 2017)

I've become a big fan of Clint Eastwood when it comes to directing quality movies. One thing that I especially like is that Eastwoods movies tend to have a clear purpose - a story they want to tell. Technically the production is top notch, everything feels like it's in the right place and nothing important is missing. Just above one and half hours is perfect run time for this movie. It gives us enough back story, the actual incident and an agreeable ending.
This is a pattern that works particularly well in stories revolving around real world incidents. I wanted to know about Sully, the actual incident and the dispute between Sully and insurance companies. I got exactly that without any unnecessary relationship drama.
When it comes to acting Tom Hanks always brings his A-game on. I can't remember a single Tom Hanks movie that I wasn't even somewhat interested in. Not only is Hanks able to carry less interesting movies he can make good movies even better. Tom Hanks is Sully, but boy does seeing him so gray make me feel old all of a sudden.
Another stellar performance comes from Aaron Eckhart as Sullys co- pilot Jeff Skiles. Eckhart and Hanks have a very good chemistry and balance each other out. Sully being the more serious one of the two while Skiles brings in some much needed humour.
Storywise the movie moves along with a rather nice pace. It takes quite a while to get to the actual incident but everything about it is filmed beautifully and - what I can only believe - true to the original accident. The movie has plenty of side characters that you feel for even with a short introduction.
"Sully" is a technically flawless movie that gives a great dramatization of a real world incident that shook the World eight years ago. It is not a movie that shines particularly on any area, yet there is nothing I could think that should've been done differently. It captures precisely what it aims to do and that is to tell a good story that touches your heart as it is.