Believe in yourself

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2016)

... even if no one else does.
Retells the events of 2009, where Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger landed an airplane with 155 people on the Hudson river. The story focuses on the happenings after the incident, and the investigations whether the pilot did the right or the wrong decision, to potentially endanger the lives of 155 people.
This is a very well made movie. Storywise this quite masterpiece by Clint Eastwood seems very similar to Robert Zemecki's 'Flight'. But in truth, they are as far apart as possible. The story built-up with the flashbacks mixing with the investigations are superb. Tom Hanks is Oscar-worthy (as always), the flight scenes are unspectactular and realistic, what moves the viewer are the emotions underneath.
But all this is unimportant, this is not another well-crafted action drama but a masterpiece with underlying message as powerful as it is subtle. And I think it was this subtlety that made Eastwood direct this film, not the superficial heroism.
If you ever find yourself in a situation, where everyone criticizes you for what felt like is the best thing you can do, and all of a sudden what was right seems to be wrong, and you start doubting yourself. The movie's message is: Don't.