'Sully' - Movie Review

SullyA BiopicDramaDirector Clint EastwoodCast Tom Hanks Laura Linney Aaron EckhartRatingA possible disaster movie that prefers to muddle around with interminable investigations Sully works around a true life incident that happened as recently as 2009 when Captain Chelsey Sully Sullenberger successfully landed a planeload of 155 passengers in an Airbus 320 in the middle of the Hudson river after the engines of the plane fail to fire upWatch the trailer of SullyEastwood makes this Highest Duty book based on the incident authored by Sullenberger himself much more than just a disaster potentiate The repetitive assault of potential scenarios being played out by the investigating team hellbent on questioning Sullys every move and decision makes for frequent thrills A near tragedy was averted by the alert and able Sully but the investigators are just not buying it for now So he is put through the grinder questioning his every intent and action both prior to and during the eponymous event Of course nothing earthshattering remember Denzel Washingtons pilot in Flight turns up The dramatic safe landing of a US airway jet flying low without functional engines which did not have time enough just 4 mins before point of impact to return back to La Guardia airport is what actually happened but the various what ifs are tried out in order to get to the real truth about what happened that January 15thThe opening sequence rings the alarm bell What if Sully and his copilot Jeff Skiles Aaron Eckhart decided to try to make it back to where they took off La Guardia And Eastwood doesnt spare you the blushes here He shows you the possible fiery crash into Manhattan buildings Its an image that haunts Sully in the post event aftermath He is hounded by reporters and his wife Laura Linney remains highly strung Some TV anchors are even suggesting that Sully made a monumental blunder in landing the plane on the riverThe drama is mostly generated from the National Transport safety Board investigation point of view Sullys heroism is muted much like the calm and composed man himself who is not given to vivid displays of emotion The grey haired Captains values are put to the test and found steadfast The story is at best just a two liner but its Todd Komarnickis screenplay that makes it much more Around 25 mins into the film we get a detailed account of the flight upto the point of impact and a little later its the difficulties in evacuation in winter conditionsThis is Clint Eastwoods 36th feature as a director and its his shortest yet At 96 minutes running its crisp taut and tense and his trademark contemplation gives way for a more robust and energetic pace you never get bored or lose interest Clints main aim here is to salute the professionalism of the brave heart who saved so many lives and he does it with cumulative substantiation Sully might have doubts about his own role but the audience are sure to root for him right from the word go A white haired mustachioed Tom Hanks gives the role an elegance and dignity that a lesser actor might not have managed Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart though have precious little to do this is after all Hanks showboat The film shot in Imax cameras is visually impressive given the magnitude of the format and the seamlessness of the visual effects Blu Murrays editing serves up a pace that seems so unlike the traditional Eastwood that youre likely to be far more edgier here than you were while watching any of his earlier films This is an experience that will leave you entertained for sure