Believable Plot

Rating: Null/10 (23 July 2004)

I won't comment too much on the film itself, other than I really enjoyed it and thought they did an excellent job of recreating the airport like they did.
But, I will say - that - I've spent my share of time working in airports and the idea of someone living like that for such a long length of time, is total realistic. Take pilots/flight attendants, TSA workers, other professionals - I know many who live out of, exactly that, gates under construction, behind stairwells and in nooks and a little hideouts... little, shanties, villages. I can point you to several in Washington Dulles. Checkout the old T gates on the main concourse, below the TGI Fridays by the old ACA gates - that has been under construction all winter - you could walk down there any night of the week and find regulars sleeping. Or baggage claim, down the main escalator, there is a coffee shop , behind there is a big TSA village... and around that escalator complex under there, you will see almost a wall put up, with lockers and what have you there. Down below the main doors, another popular place. Closed old United gates, even better. The arch over the people mover hole in the A/B, in there. Its all over. You would be surprised, at the number of pilots/flight attendants, who, have no real home - who shower at the YMCA and share a "hot swap car" from the lot. They live at malls too during the day, sleep there at night. Ask any pilot who has walked into the crew room at 4/5AM and flipped on the light. Its homeless city. People sleeping under newspapers.
This stuff happens at airports, everyday... but like all the comments say, you rush in, rush out, everyone is doing their own thing, no one pays attention, no one cares, they just want to get where they are going. Get bored... sometime on a delay, walk around... and look for these things. You'll see em. ¬