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Title: Flightplan (2005)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jodie Foster | ... | Kyle Pratt | |
| Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Carson | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Captain Rich | |
| Kate Beahan | ... | Stephanie | |
| Michael Irby | ... | Obaid | |
| Assaf Cohen | ... | Ahmed | |
| Erika Christensen | ... | Fiona | |
| Shane Edelman | ... | Mr. Loud | |
| Mary Gallagher | ... | Mrs. Loud | |
| Haley Ramm | ... | Brittany Loud | |
| Forrest Landis | ... | Rhett Loud | |
| Jana Kolesárová | ... | Claudia | |
| Brent Sexton | ... | Elias | |
| Marlene Lawston | ... | Julia | |
| Judith Scott | ... | Estella | |
The husband of aviation engineer Kyle Pratt has just died in Berlin, and now she is flying back to New York with his coffin and their six-year-old daughter Julia. Three hours into the flight Kyle awakens to find that Julia is gone. It's a big double-decker plane, so the very concerned mother has a lot of territory to cover in order to find her daughter. She takes matters into her own hands as she fights to discern the truth. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
I have not seen that many Jodie Foster films, but being that she is a fairly well known actress and Flightplan's premise seemed as good as any's I gave it a shot when invited to an opening showing with two friends.
What followed was a mixture between humor, failed tension, and borderline entertainment.
Flightplan derives its plot from a Hitchcock standpoint: A woman (Foster) boards a plane with her daughter, falls asleep and discovers that the little girl is missing. In a frenzy to locate her missing child she frightens both crew and passengers alike in a search that may be only in her mind.
Trouble is Flightplan never builds much excitement, leaving the audience caught between wondering the truth behind the film's mystery and not really caring but hoping things get interesting before everything is over.
Jodie Foster plays a good anxious, worried mother and I had the urge to just reach up, slap her and say "Cut that out!" A well done acting role on her part that sparks empathy and emotional responses from those watching, bravo. Now if only the other characters could have been as successful...
A few seconds into Foster's flight we are introduced to Pigeon Eyes,(Peter Sarsgaard) a shady looking character who explains himself to be an air marshal. He sports a monotonous disposition that could rival Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker impression, except when situation demands a slightly more energetic tone of voice.
The entire films manages to hold itself together without boring the viewers but not exactly showing them the time of their life either. A few predictable plot twists manage to change things up just enough to have it stand out much better than some suspense thrillers (The Interpreter with Nicole Kidman springs to mind.).
Overall, Flightplan stands as an easily forgettable and average entry in the Jodie Foster film history.
5/10