Where do I even start. This movie is all over the place. First off something you will instantly notice is the editing, apparently this movie doesn't really care about showing characters moving or traveling, because in the first ten minutes you've been all over the island and introduced to characters we get to know almost nothing about and contribute zero to the story. The editing does clean up, I mean it's impossible for it not too with this plot. But the first segment feels and is incredibly rushed.
Now my main complaint, the two leads. I expect this kind of acting out of a 80s cliche slasher flick, not something trying to be serious (like really serious). The lead actress is so dull and is terrible at showing much if any emotion. The male lead pretty much the same. But the writing, oh the writing for the female lead could not be more obnoxious. There is just zero depth. From the start of the movie they make the main theme pretty much about her not wanting to say goodbye....not because she had some crazy trauma or anything no... just because she doesn't ''like'' to say it?!! I don't physically facepalm during many movies but this made me, the scene was so stupid.
Now the one short highlight of this movie was the pilot and actual good actor. He brought a bit of levity to the annoyingly serious tone of the movie. But sadly he didn't stick around for long. And this goes into another scene where she has to push him off the plane to make the plane lighter. They make it such a drawn out and emotional moment (though she can't cry so nothing hits) but ALSO we know almost nothing of their relationship, and suddenly we're supposed to feel this emotional bond? But also when she finally got communication on the radio she mentioned the pilot being dead as one of the last things?! You'd think that would weigh heavier than saying ''I'm the pilot in a happy tone!".
Now what happens when you put two boring actors with no chemistry in a plane together for 1 hour? I guess you just start doing crazy stuff like climbing on the wing and smashing random whisky bottles. Just so many moments where you think ''why/how?!" and not in a good way.
The directing is just about okay. My main problem was that most of the movie played out on a obvious static plane set with a bunch of green screen. So the background was always filled with bloom and the plane never had that realistic turbulence. So it rarely felt like they were actually on a plane.
With that all exterior shots of the plane are CGI and you can notice it. One of the worst shots though is when the camera just has the cgi plane centered in the middle and it just looks awful.
The soundtrack has some free royalty music tendencies but overall not the worst thing.
Now the finale, think you can't be let down enough? Talk about the most lackluster ending to a disaster/survival movie EVER. A random boat, in the middle of nowhere just SHOWS UP because why?! Who knows the movie needed to end I guess! Terrible. There's barely any sense of dread they won't make it, and oh.. they hint at sharks being underwater because the boyfriend is bleeding. But literally nothing comes of it, not even a shark coming close when they get on the boat. I mean Sara even looks back at the ocean like she's reflecting on the events, which doesn't say anything because we've been on a plane for 90% of the movie! How does that even make senses?!
I can rant on about so many more things but I'll leave it here.
I went into this movie blind, locally theaters were about to close again and we just wanted to go one last time for a while. Sadly it was disappointing and it wasn't stupid enough to be funny to me.
2/10 don't even bother I was so happy when it ended.
Now my main complaint, the two leads. I expect this kind of acting out of a 80s cliche slasher flick, not something trying to be serious (like really serious). The lead actress is so dull and is terrible at showing much if any emotion. The male lead pretty much the same. But the writing, oh the writing for the female lead could not be more obnoxious. There is just zero depth. From the start of the movie they make the main theme pretty much about her not wanting to say goodbye....not because she had some crazy trauma or anything no... just because she doesn't ''like'' to say it?!! I don't physically facepalm during many movies but this made me, the scene was so stupid.
Now the one short highlight of this movie was the pilot and actual good actor. He brought a bit of levity to the annoyingly serious tone of the movie. But sadly he didn't stick around for long. And this goes into another scene where she has to push him off the plane to make the plane lighter. They make it such a drawn out and emotional moment (though she can't cry so nothing hits) but ALSO we know almost nothing of their relationship, and suddenly we're supposed to feel this emotional bond? But also when she finally got communication on the radio she mentioned the pilot being dead as one of the last things?! You'd think that would weigh heavier than saying ''I'm the pilot in a happy tone!".
Now what happens when you put two boring actors with no chemistry in a plane together for 1 hour? I guess you just start doing crazy stuff like climbing on the wing and smashing random whisky bottles. Just so many moments where you think ''why/how?!" and not in a good way.
The directing is just about okay. My main problem was that most of the movie played out on a obvious static plane set with a bunch of green screen. So the background was always filled with bloom and the plane never had that realistic turbulence. So it rarely felt like they were actually on a plane.
With that all exterior shots of the plane are CGI and you can notice it. One of the worst shots though is when the camera just has the cgi plane centered in the middle and it just looks awful.
The soundtrack has some free royalty music tendencies but overall not the worst thing.
Now the finale, think you can't be let down enough? Talk about the most lackluster ending to a disaster/survival movie EVER. A random boat, in the middle of nowhere just SHOWS UP because why?! Who knows the movie needed to end I guess! Terrible. There's barely any sense of dread they won't make it, and oh.. they hint at sharks being underwater because the boyfriend is bleeding. But literally nothing comes of it, not even a shark coming close when they get on the boat. I mean Sara even looks back at the ocean like she's reflecting on the events, which doesn't say anything because we've been on a plane for 90% of the movie! How does that even make senses?!
I can rant on about so many more things but I'll leave it here.
I went into this movie blind, locally theaters were about to close again and we just wanted to go one last time for a while. Sadly it was disappointing and it wasn't stupid enough to be funny to me.
2/10 don't even bother I was so happy when it ended.