At Home with John and Debbie

The problem with Flightplan, our DVD rental last night, is that it thinks it’s better than it is. It goes for self-consciously arty stylishness, when really and truly it’s just a thriller. I find myself agreeing with Mark Kermode, who compared it with Red Eye. Red Eye wasn’t classy, but it knew it, and was all the better for that.

Flightplan compares the high concept of Red Eye (woman victim gets feisty on a plane) with the high concept of The Forgotten (bereaved woman imagines her child is still alive — or does she?).

Gripes aside though, it rolls along at an appropriate pace, it’s no longer than it needs to be, it’s well acted and it looks good. You see the twist a mile off, but not quite so clearly as to know exactly what to expect.

Watch it when it comes on TV.

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