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A nice gem of a film

Posted by Movie_Maven

June 15, 2009 |

Recommended by our local Hollywood Video buddies, Mr_Movie_Maven and I rented “Passengers” (2008) starring Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, Dianne Wiest, and David Morse.  To be honest, I never heard about it before and the plot was interesting.  Counselor Hathaway works with plane crash survivors to overcome their emotions.  Sounds simple enough, right?  But that’s only the beginning.

The film itself has been tagged as belonging in several genres; however, it is more drama/suspense with a little bit of romance.  There is considerable character development during the majority of the film, leading some to dub the film as slow but the direction and pace in which the plot traversed was necessary for its climax which is a little twisty in this era of “let’s put a surprise twist into the movie.”   Face it, since “The Sixth Sense” there has been a run of movies which try to surprise the audience at the end and, in my opinion, none have measured up.

I enjoyed it.  Yes, I figured out the end early.  Yes, it is flawed; however, it is also entertaining - which is the purpose of watching a movie, isn’t it?


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