After a plane crash, the inexperienced psychologist Claire Summers (Anne Hathaway) is assigned by her chief Perry (Andre Braugher) to give support and therapy to the five survivors. One of them, Eric (Patrick Wilson), is in state of euphoria and decided to change his lifestyle and Claire gives special attention to him with private sessions. Through the testimonies of the survivors, Claire finds that there was an explosion on board, while the airline representative Mr. Arkin (David Morse) blames human error for the accident. When the survivors mysteriously vanish one by one, Claire believes the air flight company is behind the disappearances. Meanwhile, Claire crosses the ethical line of her profession and has a love affair with Eric. Claire decides to find the truth about the accident and discloses dark secrets about the fate of the flight.
I saw the trailer of "Passengers" and I was curious to watch this movie. Unfortunately I was disappointed with the result: the promising story is wasted in a screenplay that needed improvements. The plot is developed in a slow pace misguiding the viewer with an intriguing situation and romance, but the predictable resolution is flawed and silly. The cast has good performances and Anne Hathaway is very sweet; the direction is also good; the cinematography is beautiful; but something does not work well and is really missing in the story. The worst moment is when there is an argument in the airport, totally inconsistent with the conclusion. This DVD has just been released in Brazil in the most inappropriate moment, after the tragic crash with 228 casualties of Air France flight AF 447 that left Rio de Janeiro to Paris last week. The timing and sensitivity of the Brazilian distributor was awful. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Passageiros" ("Passengers")
Note: On 04 May 2019, I saw this film again.
I saw the trailer of "Passengers" and I was curious to watch this movie. Unfortunately I was disappointed with the result: the promising story is wasted in a screenplay that needed improvements. The plot is developed in a slow pace misguiding the viewer with an intriguing situation and romance, but the predictable resolution is flawed and silly. The cast has good performances and Anne Hathaway is very sweet; the direction is also good; the cinematography is beautiful; but something does not work well and is really missing in the story. The worst moment is when there is an argument in the airport, totally inconsistent with the conclusion. This DVD has just been released in Brazil in the most inappropriate moment, after the tragic crash with 228 casualties of Air France flight AF 447 that left Rio de Janeiro to Paris last week. The timing and sensitivity of the Brazilian distributor was awful. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Passageiros" ("Passengers")
Note: On 04 May 2019, I saw this film again.