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Non-Stop - IN REVIEW

NON-STOP (AKA TAKEN TO THE SKIES) Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (director of Unknown) the film tells the story of Air Marshall Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) who lives a cliched life of a down on his luck alcoholic, divorced and childless human being. To make matters worse, he doesn't really like flying...uh oh! Then, to make matters even worse, the flight that he's sworn to protect is taken over by an unknown hijacker who slanders Bill's "good" name and makes him an enemy to not only the passengers but his employers as well. Hilarity ensues.

All kidding aside, the film was okay. Quite a competent thriller for the most part that keeps you guessing, but if you spot the patterns or the formula, you can probably guess the identity of the hijacker way before the reveal. Most of the action takes a backseat to the tension which I felt wasn't really well executed. The movie I felt was well made but you don't really feel for the characters and what they're going through. There were too many convenient moments (one towards the end was explained that made sense but it's still kind of flawed). When there are action scenes however, they work better than the tense moments. Liam Neeson holds his own as usual and at this point it's to be expected. But I do feel Liam Neeson was miscast in this. He didn't do a bad job but if they cast someone else or maybe Sylvester Stallone maybe it would have been better, but I'll get to that. The rest of the cast do a serviceable job with the material. Julianne Moore was okay, but didn't have much of a main part except for a depressing backstory where she might die soon because of some heart condition but that seems to be glossed over really quick. She helps Liam's character but is mostly relegated to the background. Plot wise, it's kind of a simple story. Nothing wrong with being straightforward but I found the villain's motivation to be a little weak. It just seemed like it was there because it was an easy scapegoat for the villain. You don't necessarily have to be topical in order to have a good plot. Especially since recently in these types of films almost every villain has the same motivation. I think my biggest problem with this movie is that while it's just, at best, an average time waster, a movie like this worked better in the 80's and 90's, this type of formula doesn't really work now. With it's simple plot and semi-cliched characters, maybe if they cast Stallone or someone else it might have worked better. You can still use this type of formula but make it less hokey. Modernize it but get rid of those all too familiar tropes. But if you want a good version of this type premise, I recommend The Delta Force, Executive Decision and of course Passenger 57, to name a few. Otherwise, this is a good film for rainy day but you do have better options. 7 Harrison Ford's out of 10

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www.nonstopthefilm.com https://www.FB.com/NonStop @nonstopmovie #nonstopmovie Youtube Trailer: http://youtu.be/wVlsPb0zgwQ Global action star Liam Neeson stars in NON-STOP, a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Neeson) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the government to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes. NON-STOP, which reunites Neeson with UNKNOWN director Jaume Collet-Serra and producer Joel Silver, co-stars Golden Globe Award winner Julianne Moore. NON-STOP in theaters February 28th. The Film Is PG-13