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Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Preposterous and ponderous, this delusion of a drama centers on an amazingly inept shrink (Hathaway) trying to treat people severely traumatized by an airplane crash. Disturbed by the increasing disappearances of her patients, she becomes convinced that the culpable airline is masterminding a cover-up—while also facing her own sexual attraction to a survivor (Wilson) with serious psychological issues. Plausibility gets stretched beyond recognition, until a supernatural twist explains away all the inconsistencies. Audiences will be haunted by the incompetence.Author: Stephen Garrett
Time Out New York Issue 683: October 30 - November 5, 2008
User reviews of this film
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- ed said...
- Posted on Jul 15 2009 10:16 the official review is by someone who is clearly tired of this slew of female led horror flicks like THE RETURN or THE EYE... But this is probably the best and most entertaining in this sub-genre...
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- Iain said...
- Posted on Apr 13 2009 00:16 I loved this movie and the ending blew me away..very nicely done and some great performances
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- matt said...
- Posted on Dec 23 2008 16:45 Ignore the official review. This film is an entertaining, if slow, wander through the lives of a number of survivors of an air crash. The relationship between Hathaway and Wilson is fascinating and the cast put in a solid performance in a film that keeps the audience guessing nicely until the end. Yes it poses a few unanswered questions but overall a very entertaining way to spend 90mins of your life!
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Cast & crew
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, André Braugher, Dianne Wiest, David Morse, William B Davis, Ryan Robbins, Clea Duvall full cast
Duration: 94 mins
US Release: Oct 24 2008
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