Sully English Movie

Feature Film | 2016 | Biopic, Drama, Social Issues
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Americans have long questioned their heroes, so much so that people ought to ask why they should anything for others, ever. Clint Eastwood takes a miracle and turns it upside down by using the best cinematic techniques in order to make us wonder if the amazing landing of a gigantic Airbus on the frozen Hudson river was fantastic flying or an unnecessary risk. Tom Hanks is simply superb as the man who made this miracle possible.
Sep 9, 2016 By Manisha Lakhe


On the outside, the media frenzy and the gratitude of the passengers rescued turned Captain Chesley Sullenberger into a hero. Inside closed doors, the questions were mean and uncomfortable, turning the public hero into an insubordinate pilot who risked the life of all passengers, not to mention the expense of a huge Airbus 320.


After A Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood proves once again that he is more than capable of handling this subject without taking sides and feteing the crew just like the public did. The private trauma of a pilot who has been flying for years, the effect it had on his family is shown in what can be described only in the best sense of drama.


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Hanks is superlative as Captain Sully. He plays the role with great dignity and with this hesitant quality which adds to the seeds of suspicion sown in our heads by the director. You know you would think twice about questioning a hero, but Clint Eastwood makes it so logical, you don't think for an instant that questioning a miracle could be wrong.


The recreation of the almost disaster is jaw-droppingly good. And if you are a sentimental person, then the reunion of the real passengers on that plane with the captain, and the list of actors corresponding to the people on board that fateful day will make your eyes water.

Manisha Lakhe

   

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