Aftermath (2017)

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even if it didn’t really work out, it was certainly intriguing to see Schwarzenegger playing in a drama for the very first time in his career. Sure, his performance was maybe not award worthy but it was still a really decent effort though. Eventually, I had more issues with the directing after all. Indeed, even thought the prospect of seeing the Austrian Oak going through such a traumatic experience was more than enough, they felt compelled to add a 2d point of view on this tragedy but I’m afraid this approach did backfire after all. Sure, I will have to admit that there was nothing wrong with the sad story of Jacob Bonanos ” read more

Watched in 2023 (160 movies items)

"15.1"

Miika's Movie Diary - 2019 (137 movies items)

"2.10. Ennakkoluuloihini nähden parempi elokuva mitä odotin. Aftermath käsittelee lentoturmaa niin omaistensa menettäneen henkilön kuin lentoturmasta "syyllisen" henkilön näkökulmasta. Scoot McNairyn lennonjohtajahahmoonsa tuoman syyllisyyden ja tuskan ilmaiseminen on ehdottomasti elokuvan parasta antia, vaikka välillä roolisuoritus uhkaakin venähtää ylidramatisoinnin puolelle. Aluksi olin hieman innoissani, kun huomasin että tässä on ihan kivaa, hidastempoista etenemistä ja tun"

Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2019 (251 movies items)

"12.7. 2019 A construction worker loses his family in a plane crash and an air traffic controller blamed for the accident loses his will to live. "Aftermath" isn't an any kind of vigilante film and it doesn't exaggarate its serious issues. It is a realistic depiction of loneliness and consequences that follow people everywhere after a terrible tragedy."

Movies I've seen in 2018 (408 movies items)

"My rating: 6/10"

Seen in 2018 (388 movies items)

"Scoot McNairy's performance carried the film and Arnold wasn't that bad either."