Product: Passengers (2008)
Rating: 4.0
Boring the first viewing, spellbinding the second
This is a movie that I admit I found boring the first time I watched it. I got distracted easily and thought a lot of the characters were creeps. But when you find out the amazing twist and experience the phenominal ending that is both powerful and extremely moving, you will most likely be tempted to start from the beginning and watch it all over again. I did, and I was careful to pay attention to every single second of it, and it's quite frankly ten times better the 2nd time round! There's so much going on in this movie that it's hard to believe all the negative reviews - perhaps they too were snoozing through the first half and forgot to wake up for the second half, and lied and said they saw it all and thought it was garbage? Less likely things have happened.Basically the twist in this movie is so outrageous that it changes literally everything you see throughout.Maybe you have to be a fan of these supernatural, caring films. Maybe they shouldn't have advertised it as a thriller because in the end it's anything but.This is a touching film that I recommend more for women than men. For anybody who has lost a loved one, this movie is for you. And oddly enough, this has made me less nervous about flying on a plane next week.Ignore the reviewers - you come across them all the time and know they are pretentious! They get paid to do what I am doing right now for free, only difference is their prejudices and expectancies overshadow their enjoyment of what is essentially in this case, a really well written supernatural mystery, with many, many layers.Enjoy the ride, so to speak.