This is a movie that is nearly perfect. Much like Apollo 13, just because you know the end doesn't mean you know the whole story

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2016)

"Why are they looking for what we did wrong when it all turned out right?" Chesley Sullenberger (Hanks) is an ordinary pilot about to fly from New York to Charlotte. Almost instantly his plane is hit by birds and the engines fail. What he does next changes his life, and his passengers forever. This is a movie that starts with a problem. Everyone knows what happened with this event so it would seem that some of the drama would be missing. Much like Apollo 13 this was not the case. The movie is a mix between flashbacks of the event and the subsequent investigation that just makes you angry. I was not aware of the extent the FAA went to try and prove what Sully did was dangerous and wrong. I don't want to spoil this, if that's possible but I do have to say that the emotion in this movie is front and center and I did tear up a few times. To me that is based on the magic of Tom Hanks. Everyone knows that everyone survived, but his reaction is priceless and makes you feel extreme joy, as if hearing it for the first time. This is a movie that is nearly perfect and one that I highly recommend. Overall, much like Apollo 13, just because you know the end doesn't mean you know the whole story. I give this an A+.