Wednesday 12 March 2014

Non-Stop Review

Liam Neeson is at his finest in Non-Stop, a mid-air tension packed blockbuster filled with surprises down every aisle.

Neeson plays his role of Bill Marks, US air marshal, perfectly through his portrayal of anger, suspicion and sympathy. When Marks boards a six hour flight from America to London he is unaware that it will be the most eventful flight of his life and minutes after take off he is threatened by a series of texts promising the death of one person on the plane every twenty minutes unless a one hundred and fifty million dollars is wired into the assailants bank account. However a series of plot twists soon follow and Marks is left with a lack of time and ideas of how to find the mystery threat to his career, country and life.

Throughout we also learn of Marks' personal problems, a seemingly never-ending list including but not limited to alcohol and cigarette addiction as well as the loss of his family, helping you connect and root for his character throughout.

The greatest element of the film though is how it will keep you guessing right to the very end. I personally love any film like this and constantly hazard my own guesses (almost every single one wrong) from the beginning of the film to the second it is concluded.

The range of characters helps add to this as each, coincidently, has the qualities to make them a potential suspect. Will it be the brutal NYPD cop, the cliqued Asian doctor or the sneaky redhead who is lucky enough to grab the seat next to Neeson? Well you'll have to go and see it yourself to find out I'm afraid. Trust me it's definitely worth a watch.

Final Judgement - 8.5/10 a highly enjoyable tension and action packed movie which will have you on the edge of your seat throughout.

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