Flight Plan

*** Spoilery! *** Le plan de vol ressemble le plus à Ransom de Ron Howard. Alors que Ransom se basait « seulement » sur un retournement fort qui divisait le film en deux moitiés distinctes mais fonctionnant ensemble, Le plan de vol veut aller plus loin, le retournement fort ne lui suffit pas et il le prend comme une « grande révélation ». La transition impitoyable et déroutante de la première couche psychologique du film à la seconde, actionnelle, demande au spectateur une période de 10 minutes pour se réorienter dans l'intrigue, après quoi il ne lui sert plus qu'une dose d'héroïsme américain. Le plan de vol est un drame techniquement précis, préexposé de manière atmosphérique et psychologiquement bien présenté, qui se transforme en une version féminine de Air Force One. Dommage. (10/11/2005)

This is a drama that is much stronger in its questioning when it provides no clues, let alone answers. When it stops asking, it quickly, very quickly, loses steam and the ending becomes painfully routine, riding on the most embarrassing clichés. The film starts at 4 stars, only to slip to one in the end. I'll give a final 2 stars for Jodie Foster's effort. Overall impression: 40%. That plane looked more like an ocean liner or a luxury hotel. Either way, its operator doesn't bear the burden of fuel payments. This is only possible in the aviation fleet of some oil-soaked Arab state... (04/11/2013)

I liked the first half of the movie a lot. Just the kind of psychological puzzle movies I like. But suddenly the villain is revealed to the viewer and a huge and stale bore begins. She tries, blah blah blah... he's hot on her heels... and she eventually escapes him. She's a hero. Except for the ridiculously flubbed ending, a nice show. (23/04/2011)

Had it not been for the terrible screenplay, this could have been a more than decent thriller. The interesting introductory premise remained criminally unused. At the same time, from the beginning (or in the first hour or so of the movie) everything looks pretty good until the "shocking climactic twist", which while everyone anticipates it, at the same time everyone hopes with all their might that it wouldn’t come to this... But it does. After the psychological-mystical introduction comes the action-dramatic finale of the worst and saddest type. The screenplay is truly weak, with poorly written characters. At least the actors give as much as possible to these desperately one-dimensional and mostly useless characters. Even the director tries to disguise the weaknesses of the screenplay as much as possible, but it simply cannot be done and so it remains a mediocre affair in all respects. (18/11/2005)

This was handled poorly. It doesn't make sense as psychological-ghostly madness or as an action thriller. Perhaps the "more mystical" half is worth watching thanks to Jodie Foster, but during the big twist the screenwriter went crazy and, together with the story, the whole film goes to hell. The fact that Robert Schwentke at least manages to keep the directing slightly above average does not change anything. (04/09/2006)