Product: Passengers (2008)
Rating: 5.0
" Passengers" an underappreciated film - "SPOILER ALERT, do not read until you see the movie!"
Regrettably, my first viewing of this movie was with commercials. After copying it to my DVR and fast forwarding to start each scene that proved to be a terrible distraction. Also, I had a hard time relating to the lead character's role played by Anne Hathaway. I felt the "assignment" given her was too difficult a situation for someone so young, 2 masters and numerous PhD's put aside. This was a big reason I couldn't get into the movie at first. But, as the story went on, I believed the conspiracy theory. What really tugged at my "heart-strings" was the dog appearing and reappearing in scenes.So, when the time came that Patrick Wilson's character said "That's my dog!", I was truly blown away and understood what was happening to the passengers. However, I was not expecting Anne Hathaway's character looking through the flight manifest, seeing her name, and her flashbacks that followed. Wow! Anne Hathaway's scene at her sister's front door was a tear jerker (great acting by the way). You felt her emotion as she realizes she didn't make it. Double wow! The story line explaining people and animals comeback to help you adjust was the icing-on-the-cake. How nice it would be if that were true, to see your pet companions, friends and/or family help you through the transition.Great writing Ronnie Christensen, movie score Ed Shearmur (nice touch on piano solos), directing Rodrigo Garcia and cinematography Igor Jadue-Lillo. Definite 5 stars!