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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie's excellence comes from Foster's performance as a resourceful and brave woman; from Bean, Sarsgaard and the members of the cabin crew, all with varying degrees of doubt; from the screenplay by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray; and from the direction by Robert Schwentke.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldFar-fetched but deliciously exciting aerial nail-biter.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasBut coming on the heels of "Red Eye," which is nothing if not an efficient thrill machine, Flightplan can only look conspicuously flat by comparison.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneA thriller of passive virtues, the steely intensity of Jodie Foster notwithstanding. It's not too violent. It's not assaultive. Even James Horner's music plays it cool.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanSean Bean makes a positive impression as the caring but puzzled captain of the flight, though Peter Sarsgaard flies at half-mast as a clumsy air marshal.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyDespite excellent elements - great actress, taut plot, slick visuals - Flightplan is like airplane food. No matter how good the ingredients the air chef has to work with, the entree inevitably ends up tasting like a Xerox of a facsimile of a meal.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe latest motion picture to take an intriguing premise and flush it into the septic tank.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisTo watch Ms. Foster storm through a phony airplane for an entire movie has its very minor pleasures - given the numerous close-ups, you can study her lovely face at your leisure - but there is nothing here to feed the head or fray the nerves.
- 50Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoThe movie loses some of its initial atmospheric tension as paranoid thrills give way to Rambo high jinks.
- 25Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThis movie demands that the viewer -- and even its own characters -- turn into thumb-sucking 3-year-olds with no need for plausibility or logic, as long as there are lots of flashing lights and whooshing noises emanating from the screen.