Flight Risk review

 

From Director Mel Gibson comes Flight Risk a movie that mainly takes place upon a small plane as it makes it's way from Alaska to New York. The story follows a US Marshal who is tasked with transporting a Government witness from Alaska to New York to testify in a big court case to take down a criminal network. Once on board however everyone is not who they claim to be leading to a fight for survival 3000 feet in the air. Mark Whalberg, Topher Grace and Michelle Dockery are the main three players here and they do a pretty standup job in making you really feel fot the characters and never ever does it feel boring or dragged down by it's premise. 

Flight Risk takes place like I said aboard a plane for the majorty of it's 90 or so minute runtime but it never meanders. It always has something going on whether that be the US Marshal learning how to pilot a descending plane or a pilot who may not be who he says he is it's all really well done and put together. There's also slight elements of an old school action thriller type which I did really like also but they are far and few between unfortunately.

With Mel Gibson directing it's clear to see his stamp all over it as the action scenes are tightly shot and for the most part do bring the intensity levels right up. That being said Flight Risk doesn't exactly do anything new nor does it venture too far from it's main core premise. It has solid perfomances but that's about it, it's not a formula changer instead it's pretty bog standard but it's still quite enjoyable for the most part. It also ends rather abruptly which wasn't great but overall you could see a whole lot worse. 

★★★