Non-Stop (2013 TV Movie) User Reviews

Can't be saved

[tdewey-4 · 4/10 · 8 July 2015]

Lacey Chabert does her best with a terrible script, but nothing can save this movie. Terrible editing, weird directing, wooden acting by many of the other actors and a completely ridiculous plot. The only reason it doesn't get a one is because Ms. Chabert is actually quite good for much of the movie.

Ms. Chabert, who is always likable on screen, makes it almost worth watching, but unfortunately, by the finale of the movie, even that's not enough. Without spoiling anything, the last twenty minutes or so of the movie are beyond bad - the movie enters crazytown - first there's a scene with the oddest cinematography, followed by a series of ridiculous plot points, followed by an ending that doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

It would be nice to see Ms. Chabert in something with a decent plot and a solid ensemble.

Offbeat Made-For-TV Movie

[utgard14 · 5/10 · 30 November 2013]

What a bizarre little movie. Lacey Chabert plays a recently-jilted woman on a transatlantic flight full of weirdos. The airline has a logo very similar to that of Aerosmith, which amused me. There's a mystery about a disappearing passenger she made out with after knowing for five minutes as well as a plot about a brotherhood of terrorists...or something like that.

The quality of the acting varies. Some I'm sure were intentionally eccentric (Betsy Russell, Veronica Cartwright). Others not so sure (Bo Svenson, Will Kemp). Then there's the outright terrible (Drew Seeley, David Lipper). Chabert does fine and portrays her character as a little emotionally unstable which actually adds an extra layer of interesting to the proceedings. There's a sense of disquiet about it all early on and this is in large part due to her character being so...off. About midway through it becomes a slightly more traditional Turbulence or Flight Plan type of air thriller. But the moments of weird never go away, as the bizarre supporting cast keeps popping up like hiccups in the plot. Just as Chabert is investigating her little mystery on board the plane, here comes Betsy Russell telling her to sit down for the millionth time or some random other guy I don't know the name of who seemed to only be in the movie so he could be a momentary red herring. Chabert even refers to him as "that guy" so I'm not sure what the heck his character's name is.

It's a movie filled with offbeat characters. A crazy bearded guy who seems obsessed with Lacey at the airport only to disappear from the movie altogether, a rude stewardess with a drinking problem, a boyish steward fresh out of acting school who never seems to blink, a kooky old lady who claims she's an empath, a little blonde girl and her Hispanic nanny, a fat guy who doesn't want anybody sitting next to him, a supposed Interpol agent, and a mysterious Brit who seduces our heroine with ease. "Heroes" fans might enjoy seeing Ando (James Kyson) playing an airline employee who doesn't seem to know the meaning of personal space.

The confrontation where Chabert learns the truth behind the mystery is risibly directed -- with the camera zooming in & out, jerking all around while the bad guy does all of his acting with his eyebrows. A character chases another in slow speed and inexplicably trips over a shoe with unintentionally comical results. Just when you think it's all over, look out -- there's a hilariously cheesy cat and busty mouse sequence where Lacey fulfills her cleavage quota that, if not already in her contract, should always be.

I want to give them credit for making a weird movie but I'm not sure how much of it was intentional. There are moments where it seems like certain actors are winging it. Other moments where the director lingers on certain scenes like he forgot to yell cut. The hardest part in reviewing this movie is trying to figure out if the movie's oddness is intended or a byproduct of a poorly made film. At least it's like nothing else you'll see from Lifetime or LMN or whatever. If you have the patience it's definitely worth checking out and deciding for yourself.

Laughably plotted

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 8 September 2016]

FIRST CLASS FEAR is a ridiculous plane-based thriller that feels like one of those TV 'movies of the week'. It sees a bumbling heroine drawn into a ridiculous plot on board a Transatlantic flight and suffering from the usual problems, namely a lack of evidence and disbelief on the part of everybody else. The only way I could sit through this was to treat it as an unintentional comedy, because the plot is so very, very silly.

Lead actress Lacey Chabert once found fame of sorts in MEAN GIRLS but nowadays is content to while away her days making TV movies. This film vaguely resembles the equally poor Jodie Foster film FLIGHTPLAN although it has an ending stolen from RED EYE. Supporting cast members include SAW's Betsy Russell and old timers Bo Svenson and Veronica Cartwright. The acting is wooden across the board (particularly in Russell's case) and the eventual solving of the mystery turns the whole thing into a laughing stock.

I liked it.

[jillie1962 · 30 November 2013]

When using my inner Lifetime movie rating scale of 1 - 10, this movie gets an eight. It wasn't the usual formula movie I've come to expect from Lifetime, and while it wasn't necessarily realistic, it held my interest. I usually put on a Lifetime movie while I crochet so that I don't really have to concentrate on the movie, but I sat and watched this one all the way thru. I thought the lead actress did a nice job and was a strong asset to the movie. The stewardess cracked me up, kind of the stewardess from hell for a nine hour flight and added some comic relief. I've missed the better movies Lifetime used to present back when actresses like Valerie Bertanelli were a staple on the channel and I'm hoping this movie is a promise of more quality movies to come. If you watch it, though, don't waste any time trying to tie up the loose ends.

Geeky Randy's summary

[Geeky Randy · 1/10 · 12 April 2014]

If you're one of those people who loves to have 90 minutes (120 minutes with commercials) of their life completely wasted, you HAVE to see NON-STOP; another terrible Lifetime thriller that passes as close to a watchable movie as ground beef does to sirloin. A heartbroken and annoyingly anxious woman (overacted by the unconvincing Chabert) has a mile-high temptation with a stranger, who… you guessed it… is a complete psycho—what else did you expect?, after all, this is a Lifetime movie. What's even worse than this moronic plot are the characters' inexplicable actions, leaving the viewing thinking (or even saying) "This would never happen!"—case in point, the 9-1-1 dispatcher would NEVER get off the line with the caller. If you decided to spend four straight hours staring at a concrete wall, you'd probably find your time more fulfilling than if you wasted less than half that time on this "movie".

* (out of four)

Absolutely abysmal

[djcalver · 1/10 · 10 May 2014]

Having gone into the film expecting Liam Neeson's new picture, what I received was beyond words.

I've watched many films throughout my life, and this is, without a doubt, absolutely THE WORST FILM I've ever had the misfortune of watching.

What's wrong with it? Everything. Appallingly made, dreadful scripting, abysmal acting, nonsensical plot, seemingly random music, no sense of direction, and full of time-wasting filler scenes.

If I can stop one person watching it, I will have been pleased. I will never, ever get back the 90 minutes I lost watching this.

In essence, the film is NON-STOP ****.

Worst movie ever

[mail-895-624953 · 1/10 · 19 March 2014]

Accidentally watched it when I meant to see the Liam Neeson movie.

I'm still confused if this movie was meant to be satire or not. If it was, it certainly wasn't funny enough, but I'm afraid it wasn't meant that way. Everything about this movie is off. Every character, even the secondary characters. "Hi, my name is Kevin. I'm from the... airline." Totally believable, like he forgot the name of the airline he's working for. Every detail is off, too. Weird 2-second turbulence, wrong engine sounds, wrong airplane in the news. Plot holes and WTF- moments were already mentioned, there's a gazillion of them. Gets more funny towards the ending, though: (SPOILER ALTERT) After a 9 hr flight full of conspiracy the hijacker trips over the main characters shoe, landing chest-first in the knife that he held chasing after her. COME ON.

Bottom line: Watch it for a good laugh, but nothing else.

Poorer version of Flight Plan

[billsoccer · 4/10 · 28 December 2013]

So many improbable plot twists you'll be amazed! That said, I stayed until the end!! The lead actress Lacey Chabert could be Sarah Michelle Gellers sister. She plays an administrative assistant who is sent on an overseas flight for some unknown nefarious reason. Even as she boards, she's thrown into a series of events that wouldn't happen in real life: The bitchy stewardess and overly helpful new steward, both of whom share info no person fearing for their job would; The pushy new-ager; The even pushier drug salesman! The guy who makes (successful) advances on her!! The overly interested Interpol agent. I'm not sure why they let the writer throw so many people at the heroine, most of whom any normal person would have avoided after the first contact! And I didn't mention them all, nor the list of improbable events (she gets into the pilot's cabin - post 9/11?? The police not locking down the plane and losing the 2nd hijacker?). As I said, i stayed and watched the end - surprisingly - and was entertained by Ms Chaberts performance, and, well, the plot(s)!

What a weird movie

[pauah-84-625445 · 2/10 · 12 September 2020]

It was so bad, but also so weird that I had to keep watching. About half way through, I wondered if the whole movie was just the main character wandering up and down the aisles of the plane. Then I started to think that, as a novel, it was probably a decent thriller, but that someone had just done a horrible job converting it to film. But it isn't a novel. It seemed like they whacked the hell out of it to the point that it barely holds together-- big pieces that would have fleshed the story out were skipped over. (Granted, I saw it via someone's bootleg upload on YT, so maybe some parts really were missing.) This is not one that's going to hold your attention. (But there are some good-looking dudes.)

Slightly comical airplane thriller

[phd_travel · 7/10 · 8 September 2014]

This is a slightly comical airplane thriller. It's both deliberately and inadvertently funny almost laugh out loud so. Lacey Chabert stars as a publishing assistant in charge of a controversial manuscript. When bringing it with her on a flight to Europe she encounters some strange events and things and people go missing. Lacey is quite a good actress she just has to modulate her voice not to sound too silly.

The head stewardess is hilarious. Things are quite neatly done as you can expect. Worth one watch. Not bad for a lightweight lifetime thriller. This movie has the same name as the subsequent Liam Neeson big budget thriller that came out last year.

Terrible story

[hizzie · 1/10 · 18 June 2019]

While the actors might have been OK the story was terrible, unbelievable and down right embarrassing. Could have been far more thrilling with a better script/story.

Good bad movie

[connorvanvuuren · 7/10 · 21 November 2020]

This has soap opera style acting and production design - with a real quirky, hammy vibe... But I had to watch the whole thing. The mystery just got to me, and the story unfolded in a intriguing way. A lot of the characters don't act like real people which kind adds to the off kilter doubt-your-own-sanity plotline. Cheesy and weird but a strangely fun watch

What even is this?

[naskelared · 3/10 · 22 July 2019]

You are thrown into scenes with terrible dialogue and acting between characters that seem to become important to the plot, but are never seen again. Probably to build the main leads character and whatever plot they attempted to make. After an hour and half they have achieved nothing to build up any personality. All you know is that she is a writer that has problems sleeping and who is currently going through an emotional breakup. Oh, and every time she see a half decent looking guy she seem to forget all about the breakup....

The premise of the movie is that she is being stuck on a plane where several mysterious events occur and she is left to solve them. I wish i could talk about the plot but it's as empty as my soul after i finished the movie. This movie had no build up and it lacked the suspense a movie within this genre should have. Everything about this movie lacked depth, and its extremely bland.

Senseless waste of time

[bobtodd74 · 18 June 2019]

This movie is so badly put together that one wonders if the director was as drunk as the flight attendant. Nothing could make up for me losing 1 and 1/2 hours of my life. Neither the script nor the characters are natural in any way.

OMG This would not happen

[hopevaulter · 1/10 · 18 June 2019]

This women moves around the plane switching seat left right and centre it wouldn't happen five minutes later she getting off with some guy in the back , the fight host would not act like this . It's a very stupid movies and the acting is awful

90 Minutes, you can never get back

[stevenpdick · 1/10 · 6 March 2024]

Wow. 90 Minutes, you can never get back. Not mentally challenging. Mad at myself for watching ... waiting and hoping for "something" or anything to happen. Hokey beyond hokey. One must ask ... what was the director thinking, as he shot scene after senseless scene. And ... how the heck was this piece "named"? Non-stop? Non stop of what? Lame story line? Only providing this review, in hopes of saving others, for the greater good of all man. Truly amazing how this "story" was approved in order to proceed toward casting, then rehearsing, then shooting, then producing for delivery to anyone for release ... mind boggling. "IF" one is pressured and subjected to view this piece, turn it into a drinking game, everytime anyone says, "Oh brother!"

Pretty Weak

[wjharrell-04300 · 2/10 · 8 September 2023]

I enjoy watching Lacey on other platforms and movies, but this was a stinker. She isn't that good of an actress that she can carry a weak movie. The writing was weak as well, not what you would call a good mystery thriller. Sorry Lacey, stay with Hallmark. The other characters were not interesting either. In the end, little is explained about what the motives were of the criminals. What was with the head airline attendant? Must of been a low budget movie. An empty airliner makes for fewer characters to participate. Thank goodness I didn't pay for this movie, and it was only an acceptable time filler. I really wanted to see what Lacey could do as an actress. Now I know.

Spoiled by overacting by one particular Actor

[lawton37 · 5/10 · 25 December 2018]

Could have rated higher except for the over acting in the scene with the man holding a knife to the Plane Caption. Could just be the British ascent but he seem to over pronounce his lines with inappropriate delivery of lines. Facial expressions of playing the bad guy was also over done and not natural.

Interesting Film - If You Want a Good Laugh and Keep Count of Plot Holes

[atlas_kind_of_shrugged · 6/10 · 30 November 2013]

In this film we ope with a crusty Professor type who has just announced the soon-to-be published, tell-all, political conspiracy plot with accurate tell- all types abounding that will blow the lid off the geopolitics of the world. The plot of this book made no sense whatsoever. The professor's assistant is Lacey Chabert constantly trying to walk, run, hobble everyone in these way-too high cumbersome heels. She is persuaded to come downstairs and then that's when the maximum overdrive of crazy, implausibility, and plain old-fashioned piano party fun and mayhem ensue.

There's a screaming British dude who claims that the Professor is Hitler. There's a plane trip to Zurich, with Lacey on a one- way ticket to WTF that involves a proverbial 30,000 mile-high case of Clue: 1) The mean drunk flight attendant , and 2) the trust-fund sculpture dude, turned flight attendant, who kind of likes Lacey (they are the only two flight attendants on a jumbo jet); 3) the stranger who happens to have even more drugs that don't have the FDA stamp of approval so they are extra potent – guess who pops one? Lacey Chabert our druggie heroine; 5) The Brit dude who seems a bit of a dimwit "there's more where I came from" – o.k. we can only hope; 6) An Interpol agent, and 7) more people on the jumbo jet who are annoyed when Lacey runs around on those stupid heels looking for the mystery guy who kissed her on the flight then, disappears, along with expensive diamond ring.

You don't need cards and Colonel Mustard to tell you this is a film riddled with plot holes, moments of hilarity, and plain old "HUH?"

Cheers!

What a Mysterious Thriller!

[wasatchresident · 7/10 · 6 January 2024]

I really liked this movie. It was put together well enough for me. It had enough variety in it that it was not overdone; it was very different from other movies I've seen.

All the characters added a lot of mystery for me so I didn't feel their acting was terrible.

I didn't know what would happen next.

The ending added to the attraction for me.

It was not depressing and foreboding like some movies I've seen. I'm not sure why it has so many poor reviews. Maybe it was too cheesy for others, but not for me.

I don't review many movies at all, nor other things I buy; but I enjoyed this so much, I wanted to review it.

This is so sadly awful.

[prozacopaws · 30 November 2013]

I'm embarrassed that i'm watching this piece of dreck. There are not a lot of choices for good TV during the holidays. but that is not an excuse. it is simply so extraordinarily bad that i can't turn away. i will not reveal any spoilers because i won't make it through the whole thing. but suffice it to say that Lacey Chabert's character -- is there a more boring actress on the face of the earth? -- boards a plane and immediately creepy things start to happen. they have already been happening but it escalates in the air.

but it's the things that aren't deliberately eery that bugged the crap out of me. this woman keeps wandering around the plane for various reasons, leaving her purse behind somewhere. she works on her laptop and then leaves that sitting there to wander around some more. she takes medication that a stranger insists she take. she lets the bitchy alcoholic flight attendant toss her smartphone in to the overhead bin without retrieving it later. all the commonsense things that a regular traveler would be careful about???? this complete idiot just ignores.

and of course she has helped a creepy man write a book about fascism and there have been threats against her and him but she still leaves her laptop unattended for anyone who might be plotting against her to pick up and do with it what he/she will.

it bugs the crap out of me for a story to be about fascism and treat the whole subject so lightly and stupidly. so i am going to stop watching this travesty. i just had to vent because i was hoping that it would just be not good while it is completely and utterly hopelessly terrible.

lady, go get your purse and your phone and your laptop and sit the freak down instead of walking around being a ridiculous victim.

Lousy

[chef-60306 · 31 July 2018]

What stinker this was, this movie blew, but Lacey is hot.

Poo poo

[geoffox-766-418467 · 2 April 2014]

No vote for this silly movie. To begin with it was an old plot that has been done and done and overdone before with much more success than this.

I find it hard to believe anything our leading lady does in this. Lacey Chabert was a disaster. Her acting was one look throughout the movie. Wandering around the plane looking at every body and everything. If I were a passenger on a plane and she was doing that, I'd lock her in the bathroom. She bothered everyone. This dainty demure little thing suddenly has the strength of Goliath when she's cornered. Dropping men and even killing them without batting an eye.

I was also bothered with her mouth. Seemed like she was always pouting. It was annoying. Thank heavens the supporting cast fared better. In the likes of Drew Shelley, Will Kemp, Amy Davidson (she was terrific), Jim O'Heir and Veronica Cartwight in a surprisingly different role.

They all did the best they could with the likes of Chabert in the lead role. But the film LMN of course did nothing for this viewer.