Non-Stop Review
- Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
- Starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery, Lupita Nyong’o
- Released: February 28, 2014
- Rated: PG-13
- Runtime: 106 min
The Verdict
- It’s a good mix of thrills and suspense that keeps you guessing who the texter is. Liam Neeson is in his wheelhouse, and the tight-quarters action is fun.
- The villain’s motive doesn’t make much sense once it’s revealed. The 20-minute countdown gimmick ends up feeling more convenient than clever.
Synopsis
Full Review (Spoilers)
This is a re-release review of Non-Stop.
The Good
This movie had a great mix between thrill and suspense. You could keep wondering about the identity of the person on the other side of the phone. The texter is a mystery until close to the end of the movie. The two bad guys, Zack White and Tom Bowen, bring an interesting mix to this suspense movie.
- Liam Neeson played a good alcoholic. His portrayal of a man trying to make things right in a bad situation is in his wheel house of acting. It will remind you of his acting in Taken with a splash of airplane madness.
- The action scenes for this movie were pleasant. Each character made use of their surroundings properly. They brought a functional style of fighting into tight quarters.
- Both of the bad guys gave Bill a hard time to track them down properly. The integration of technology into a thriller like this movie was exciting. They used the rules of flying and incorporated it in with cell phone texting usage. The mix of multiple gadgets came into play with this movie.
The Bad
The motive for the bad guys didn’t make much sense. The main guy lost his father due to the tragedy of 9/11 so he wanted to increase the United States’ security. In his act of nationalism he tried to create his own 9/11-like catastrophe. He hoped that framing Bill would somehow cause a big change in airport security.
The 20 minute time limit of each death made for a boring twist to the movie. The first death was lucky enough to fall just at the 20 minute mark. Bill couldn’t help but disable his Air Marshall partner. The guy was acting suspiciously. It looked like he was the main bad guy. This whole fight scene was unheard by anyone else on the plane. I guess the bathroom was sound proof.
The second death came mysteriously to the pilot. Bill found a small hole inside of the bathroom while taking a smoke break. The main question for this part was how they got the hole into the wall without anyone hearing it.
Bill being an Air Marshal makes me question the law enforcement
Non-Stop (2014) Cast and Details
Non-Stop (2014) is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and stars Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery and Lupita Nyong’o. It runs 106 minutes and is rated PG-13. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my The Karate Kid (2010) review.
DC's Hypothetical Corner
Let’s say I change one thing. Maybe that one thing will make this movie better or more watchable.
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