In the days following his January
2009 daring and unconventional landing of a US Airways commercial flight on the
Hudson River, Captain Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) ambles around
Manhattan stupefied at his newfound fame while reliving the incident in his
head before answering questions from an inane investigation committee fueled by
hindsight. Clint Eastwood’s take on the Miracle on the Hudson is quiet and
reflective with a well-cast Hanks in an inward looking lead performance. Still there is absolutely no dramatic pull, a pointless and
clumsy plot structure, and typical carelessness towards casting by the director
all resulting in something resembling a rushed network movie of the week. For
a better treatment of a similar subject (which was likely inspired by this
event) see Flight.
** out of ****
