Flightplan

 (2005)

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I have a cunning plan…
May 19, 2007
paulpensom - imdb.com
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***This must be close to the plot synopsis:Man: "You know we're always saying we could use 50 million dollars?Woman: "Yes" Man: "Well I have a cunning plan." Woman: "What's that then?" Man: "First of... Full review
Fasten your seat belts
Dec 02, 2005
jotix100 - imdb.com
"Flightplan" seems to have affected IMDb contributors like no other film in recent memory. Mostly is bad. We didn't catch up with this picture until recently. Frankly, we are puzzled as to why the hatred. Granted, the film had the... Full review
Is this the most convoluted plot ever?
Nov 08, 2005
lars.dahlager - imdb.com
I think we have some sort of record. The steps needed for the criminals in this movie to succeed are:1) Jodie deciding to go to the states on the same airplane as her dead husbands coffin. 2) An accomplice at... Full review
Flightplan Falls Apart
Oct 11, 2005
Robert Kennedy - imdb.com
Flightplan is a psychological thriller that takes place almost entirely on an air-born jumbo jet en route to New York, from Berlin. Jodie Foster plays Kyle, a mother who find that her daughter is missing after awaking from a nap.... Full review
A mediocre time at the movies
Oct 10, 2005
morgan.fey - imdb.com
The number one rule in making a thriller is, if you're ripping off Hitchcock, make sure you do it right! The movie's plot is very simply Hitchcockian -- a woman, Jodie Foster, loses her little girl aboard an international flight... Full review
You know how angry, frustrated and anxious you get when an airline loses your luggage? Well, imagine being on a plane with your child when you awaken from a brief nap only to discover that your offspring is missing.To compound... Full review
How sad.
Sep 27, 2005
random_guy2 - imdb.com
Rarely have I been so annoyed by a film. Perhaps this is because "Flightplan" starts off with such promise before descending (ha ha) into a laughably ridiculous, clichéd, and downright boring final third. The movie develops as a fascinating and... Full review
A well-told tale
Sep 25, 2005
- imdb.com
Just when we thought we had enough suspense this year with the airline thriller Red Eye, along comes another that brings some heavy competition. Hitchcock fans will be delighted to know that German director Robert Schwentke has made a movie... Full review
The whole plot line is insane
Sep 25, 2005
suepinkerton - imdb.com
****SPOILER ALERT**** Don't read any further if you want to see the movie without knowing too much.Turn off your reasoning faculties at the ticket counter.Jodie Foster is an aeronautical engineer based in Berlin. She lives there with her husband and... Full review
Laughably awful
Sep 24, 2005
Shane Pangburn - imdb.com
This movie was terrible, just terrible. It was almost like it didn't have writers. As if no one even checked the script for what year it was, or if their any of the characters had a personality or even names.... Full review

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