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“Flight Plan” Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “Flight Plan”, which starred: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Sean Bean and Haley Ramm.

The story line involved the following: “Still grieving for her dead husband she's taking back to the United States to bury, Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster) faces every mother's worst nightmare when her 6-year-old daughter, Julia (Marlene Lawston), vanishes without a trace on a state-of-the-art 474 aircraft en route from Berlin to New York. Already emotionally devastated, Kyle desperately struggles to prove her sanity to the disbelieving flight crew and passengers while facing the very real possibility that she may be losing her mind. You see, all evidence indicates that her daughter was never onboard. Julia's name isn't on the manifest, and she does not have a boarding pass. In fact, there are no traces that the girl exists save for a stuffed bear Kyle carries around. While Capt. Rich (Sean Bean) or U.S. Air Marshal Gene Carson (Peter Sarsgaard) want to doubt the bereaved widow, it becomes increasingly clear that Kyle is unstable and her adamancy is causing a slight panic among the plane's crew and passengers. Finding herself desperately alone, Kyle can only rely on her own wits to solve the mystery and save her daughter. If she has one, that is.”

I give the movie a “B”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a small soft drink. Jodie Foster was excellent in her role, and the film was an enjoyable thriller-mystery.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:31 AM