Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I recently watched two movies: "Flight Plan" and "Good Luck and Good Night".

Flight plan was not nearly as good as I had hoped. Without giving anything away, let's just say that the actor, Peter Sarsgaard, should never have asked to play that role. No amount of acting by Ms. Foster could undo the damage. I thought he ruined the film.

Good Luck and Good Night, on the other hand, was such a good film. David Strathairn did a wonderful job in the role of Edward R. Murrow. The film definitely made me wonder if we are currently watching history repeat itself, except this time, sorely lacking an Edward R. Murrow.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Flight plan was not nearly as good as I had hoped. Without giving anything away, let's just say that the actor, Peter Sarsgaard, should never have asked to play that role. No amount of acting by Ms. Foster could undo the damage. I thought he ruined the film.

For me, the problem with Flight Plan was entirely in the script. I can accept horribly convoluted plots in caper films to achieve relatively minor ends. However, I absolutely hate when the bad guys are apparently blessed with omniscience to know the results, well beforehand, of dozens of random choices.

In other words, the plot was so stupid and unrealizable to remove any interest in the film.