gets right to the heart of the matter

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2020)

An earnest, white-haired Hanks is ideally cast as Chesley Sullenberger, an adept pilot of forty plus years who on January 15, 2009 successfully landed a U.S. Airways flight on the Hudson River saving all 155 souls on board. Though initially hailed as a hero, the reticent aviator has little time to process everything he's been through when he finds himself under scrutiny by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). With a surprisingly short running time you almost want the film to go on longer than it does, especially when thinking about the miraculous real-life incident that inspired it, yet it's efficient and well-made. Never a dull moment in this affecting drama, which also serves as an unofficial love letter to New York City. ***