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Flight of the Phoenix is a 2004 remake of the 1965 film of the same name starring James Stewart and Richard Attenborough. It isa disaster movie about survival and teamwork, and is a solid remake of a very good film.
The Plot
Following the crash of a plane in the Mongolian desert, the survivors must work together and struggle in the conditions facing them in a race against time to find a way out of their predicament. Each and every hour they use up, their resources reduce, and they come closer to starvation, dehydration and madness. This quirky bunch of characters must combine their skills to survive, and the only way out seems the most infeasible: rebuilding a plane from the remains of the crashed one!
The Cast and Performances
This is a cast full of names. All characters have something that is useful to their survival or escape. Dennis Quaid plays Frank Towns, who quickly takes control of the group and sets about finding a way of fixing the plane and escaping the desert. Giovanni Ribisi plays the mysterious Elliott, who seems to know a great deal about the construction of planes, but is cagey about how and why.Turese Gibson, Miranda Otto and Hugh Laurie are also part of a cast of survivors. All actors perform well, although nothing is particularly outstanding in terms of acting.
My Opinion
This is a well made film, and the emotions and effects of the environmental conditions on the survivors all combine well. The setting is beautiful, and the atmosphere the film provides is done very well. Director John Moore has done well here. However, the film doesn't really take off too well with me (no pun intended) and thus I found myself at the end quite glad that what was a nice film was finally at an end. Its 108 minutes seemed a lot longer. It was rather dull and dreary for the majority of the film.
Conclusion
A well made film, though rather drags at points.
I rate this film at 3 stars out of 5.
The DVD is available from amazon.co.uk for £4.97 new.
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Advantages: Giovanni Ribisi is great as Elliott, The soundtrack is pretty good Disadvantages: The script is simply dull. The movie is half an hour too long, Not enough character development, felt like a total waste of 2 hours
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