An average movie

Since I already saw ‘Unknown’ and ‘Run All Night’, I thought I might as well check this 3^rd movie directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson. Well, even though it was nothing really amazing,  I thought it turned out to be the best of the bunch after all. Indeed, I always had a weak spot for action films taking place only on a plane and, in this very specific genre, this movie was definitely one of the best I have seen. I mean, sure, the plot was rather preposterous but I think it is rather understandable. Indeed, since the location is so limited, they have to come up with something rather far-fetched to keep the action going on for more than 90 minutes. In this case, I thought it was quite entertaining and even if Liam Neeson keeps milking his status as an action star, he was still quite charismatic. The other thing I enjoyed was that the cast was pretty big and quite interesting (Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery, Nate Parker, Corey Stoll, Lupita Nyong'o) and, as a result, I kept wondering throughout the whole thing who might be actually the hijacker. Still, I thought it was rather disappointing that the lovely and talented Lupita Nyong'o was reduced to such a small part with no impact at all on the story. Eventually, the ending was rather underwhelming but, with such a far-fetched concept, it was not really surprising. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.