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Solid movie. The problem is, it has too many scenes, that are redundant. In addition the CGI was not good.

I would have given a 10 if it weren't so dramatic on the character side, especially with the choice of actors.

This is a good movie by Eastwood. A fully introspective film where the character is followed in a critical and rational way. Good directing and good editing.

Based on a true story, with which most people will be familiar, Sully focuses on the events and aftermath surrounding Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles after they are forced to land their passenger plane in the Hudson river. As ever with these fictionalised versions of real life events opinion differs as to just how accurate it is, and certain elements have certainly be dramatized. That being said, the incredible events of that day in 2009 are always going to make for a compelling movie, and the ever reliable Tom Hanks is as good as ever in the lead role. It’s not exactly an essential watch, but I can’t imagine many people coming away disappointed with what they’ve seen.

Another in a series of films that are based on true events. The film deals with a miracle that took place on the Hudson River. I can't believe how perfectly Mr. Hanks played the role of Sully. Then the whole scene of the river landing, the air comitee meeting... all more than good. The overall cast of the film is good, the production is good as well. Unfortunately, I feel that this film is not as well known as it deserves to be. Where did the marketers go wrong ? I rate the film 8/10 and definitely recommend it.

It's a movie based around strong dialogues. If you have one and a half hour available you will not regret watching it but don't wait for the film that is going to change your life. It has some boring parts ,but overall the experience is rather intresting. Tom hanks really showed up ,almost carrying the film. Solid 6.

Top class, as expected. 'Sully' is great. Tom Hanks absolutely nails it as the titular character, he is undoubtedly the perfect cast for the role. An outstanding actor, as we all know. The plot is told in a way that I personally enjoyed, I liked seeing the different snippets of time. Though no-one is on the same level as Hanks in this, there are a few other good performers. Aaron Eckhart (Jeff) does well, while there are less important roles for people like Anna Gunn (Elizabeth) and Michael Rapaport (Pete). I have no issues with the casting, that's for sure. It's a crazy true story, mad that it happened way back in 2009 - feels more recent, strangely. I assume it uses the usual creative license that practically every film does, which I'm fine with. It delivers as a quality film, which is all I truly care about.

A well-made movie based on one of the more extraordinary events of the 2000's. One of Eastwood's better efforts in recent times.

Terrifically detailed work directed by a living legend, and starring one too! This is based on a true incident from a few years ago, where a veteran pilot actually was able to land his plane in the Hudson river in NYC and with all on board surviving. It is a terrifically detailed but slow moving work by 86 year old living legend Clint Eastwood starring the Jimmy Stewart/everyman of our era, in two time - should have been three time -Oscar winner Tom Hanks as the quietly unheroic hero pilot. (You were robbed of the statuette in 2000 for "Cast Away", Tom. Who else could play opposite a volleyball for two hours and make it work?). I'm reminded of Eastwood's 2003 Academy Award winning "Mystic River" in that he deliberately takes his time in adapting the book, as he does here as well. The script is a little odd, shifting back and forth between the events of the day itself and the hearing to decide whether the pilot and co-pilot were at fault for not heading to one of the nearby airports. This leads to a little awkwardness during the first third of the film, but then works out just fine. We see the big event twice - The epic landing of the jet is more than worth seeing in and of itself. Aaron Eckhart, for once, gets to play a good guy, the co-pilot. How nice to see Delphi Harrington, a much underused actress, as the passenger in the wheelchair. She was marvelous as an intelligent, sophisticated woman in the long-gone soap opera Where the Heart Is and was also believable as a trashy Southern murderess on Guiding Light and as a trashy Southern prostitute on All My Children. Here she plays a somewhat stereotypical New York Jewish mother. As a daughter she gets Valerie Mehaffey of Desperate Housewives. Sully shows something rarely seen in movies these days, the simple heroism of ordinary people, like the ferry boat crew members who rescue the passengers from the plane. Be sure to stay for the credits, where you will see a reunion of many of the actual passengers and crew from the flight. And as Columbo would say, just one more thing - The last line of the movie is a hoot and got a big laugh! Highly recommended.

This film is based on a real story. Both Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks did great jobs. Especially, Tom Hanks plays the pilot very well. Sully is quiet and honest. That's why he saved many people's lives. I like two parts. One is that Sully and flight attendants save people. The other one is that Sully answers the questions during investigations. If you work in airline industry, please watch this movie, you will learn how to save people. If you are interested in some crisis management, you will learn a lot of good things. 

I enjoyed the movie and really wanted to know the story behind. The "actual" documentary (which is free on youtube) is more, well, realistic, but the movie as a movie works quite well with great cast!

Pretty good Clint Eastwood film with good performances and writing, without indulgence.

Inception is a film that comes to mind with I sat in on this film. The moment "Sully" takes off until the faithful landing, your head with be spinning.

Great movie about an very good pilot and good man. The biggest gripe I have is the total made up NTSB reviews and the supposed drama. My uncle worked for the NTSB and was flown out to NYC the day after to work the case. Most of whats in the movie about the investigation is completely made up. If you read the transcripts of the interviews and panel its technical boring and frankly deferential to the pilots because by then they were international heroes. And it took nearly a year to complete. If you take that and the made up dream sequences out its probably a fairly boring movie because no one died. People came together to work a problem and no one was the bad guy except some geese. Its a feel good movie well acted by Hanks. I wish they had gone more into his background especially all the years of military flying he did and the fact he was working trying to start a saftery company before the accident. The right man at the right time and that should be good enough

Une Histoire sur un amerrissage et 2 pilotes ! Époustouflant, ça transpire le réalisme. Un discours mémorable entre le NTSB (Enqueteur Aeronautique) et les pilotes !! Tom Hanks irremplaçable et juste jusqu'à la fin Si vous aimez les films qui racontent une histoire d'Homme, alors ce film réalisé par Clint Estwood est ce qu'il vous faut!!

A poor imitation of GroundHogs Day. A tiresome movie made by veterans who sleep in Confederate Flag bed sheets. The movie tagline shoulda been "Remember the good ol time... when we knew what service really means. No? Then, GET OFF MY LAWN!"

Sully can be a little bit slow and draggy, but that leads to big things. Sully is a almost a masterpiece and is really deep and interesting true story.

brace for impact.. Sully Often biographies takes their time, mostly more than 2 hours or so but this one seems to be to the point and not far fetched, hats off to the editor. Sully brews a soft hearted characters through rough series of events which probably is the only reason why you root for the protagonist from the first frame of the movie; that and of course blend in by excellent execution and Tom Hanks. Clint Eastwood as always justifies each and every character and gives them enough space and range (even the passengers) holding the bits and pieces of the movie with the emotion that comes off it. Tom Hanks is as always magnificent in it and is supported strongly by Aaron through out the course of it. Sully's strength is its runtime which is short and to the point but the problem is that the material isn't sufficient for even that amount of time cornering the feature to rely only upon the performance by the actors and the final act of the interrogation which is the highlight of it.

An incredible job by director Clint Eastwood, as there isn't much to the story and we already know how it ends. Sully is still a tense, emotional, "feel good" drama that suffers from occasional choppiness because of some awkward inter-cut flashbacks. Hanks doesn't star so much as he adds "presence." Eckhart and Linney are excellent, and while the rest of the cast is equally good, they are definitely on the periphery. I'm all for fun, cheesy action movies, but sometimes, a film needs to be made to honor and remember great achievements. Sully does that, simply and without fuss.

A amazing and powerful true story. The actors make it feel like it was the actual thing, and that is great. The story is true, and very amazing, Sully is a true hero. Well worth a watch.

Clint Eastwood is back with another amazing true story. Tom Hanks is fantastic as usual along with Aaron Eckhart who is a also a gear actor but is just terrible with some of the films he chooses. The story is still almost impossible to believe. Even though the film isn't exactly correct, but still thrilling and a great ride til the end

Sully is a very good movie based on the true story of a successful plane crashing in the Hudson River. The film tells the narrative in a non-linear fashion which I found quite effective. It gives you different viewpoints of the plane crash through both the camera work and the different character's perspectives. Tom Hanks gives a solid performance and his character of Sully is well crafted, allowing the audience to really understand his thoughts and vulnerabilities caused by the plane crash.

Ouais, "préparez-vous à l'impact", c'est ce que les passagers ont entendu et je suppose qu'ils ont flippé leur race comme jamais. C'est bien pour ça que je ne prends jamais l'avion, je suis pas con ! Bien sûr, j'avais entendu ça aux infos, et vu les images à la télé comme tout le monde... mais on ne peut évidemment pas s'imaginer, ni même concevoir la chose vue de l'intérieur... Je me demandais aussi l'utilité d'en faire un film, surtout par Papy Clint qui a la vue qui baisse et qui pédale parfois dans la semoule comme un vieux hamster à la retraite. Or, il se trouve que je me trompais : premièrement, ça valait bien un film et secondement, l'évènement vu de l'intérieur est flippant comme jamais. Grâce au film de Clint Eastwood donc qui fait preuve d'une sobriété quasi-exemplaire, d'une justesse de ton et d'une mise en scène millimétrée via un scénario en béton armé. Il reste bien sûr encore de la guimauve mais pour un film américain, on ne va pas s'en plaindre outre-mesure. Cependant, il me faut signaler que les images de synthèse puent de la gueule : voir ça à notre époque, c'est assez flippant. Presque aussi flippant que l'amerrissage. D'ailleurs, n'oublions pas que c'est aussi grâce à l'Airbus, car oui monsieur, l'A320 peut atterrir sur l'eau. En dehors de "l'incident" (quel euphémisme...) Sully (diminutif du Commandant Sullenberger que nous saluons au passage) Sully le film donc, s'intéresse également à l'après-accident, aux médias hystériques et bien entendu à l'enquête qui a suivi, très intéressante et même édifiante par bien des aspects. Comme l'a dit le Commandant, ce fut un travail d'équipe et le film n'est pas différent à cet égard : Tom Hanks, accompagné du convaincant Aaron Eckhart, est la touche finale qui vient donner la crédibilité à une telle reconstitution, à cet hommage au héros d'un jour : mes respects, Sully !

Sully benefits from great acting and direction that brings depth and humanity to a wonderful moment of heroism, however stretching a 200 second event into a 90 minute film was a tall order.

Whenever I watch a standard biopic, a thought crosses my mind: Do directors and writers ever feel bad about turning somebody's life into something unextraordinary? In a film such as this, a real life tale of heroism, Clint Eastwood just shoves Sully's life into being a rehash of every inspirational biopic ever made. In the process, the extraordinary becomes typical and loses its power. He tries to change the formula a bit and turns the film into an occasionally flashback look at the Miracle on the Hudson and the impact it had on Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) and all those on-board, but the film just never really sticks the landing. Its real power is found on the plane, but Eastwood seems reluctant to go to the plane at all and instead tells uninteresting side stories. One of the main culprits in the crash of Sully is the inclusion of the NTSB investigation. Cliched, annoying, and unfair to the NTSB who did not interrogate Sully or make him out to be a villain, these portions of the film are included to add stakes and tension to non-flight scenes. However, they just feel like inclusions from every cliched feel good biopic of the past century. The scenes do not add tension, rather they merely annoy and distract from the true story: the landing of the plane on the Hudson. They do not add greater understanding to the story and merely exist to add the false tension that the film could find on the plane, but refuses to do so for a long stretch. Worse yet, the NTSB investigation is greatly predictable. As it is not true, it is clear it will always come back positive for Sully after he is persecuted for much of the film. Eastwood tries to strike an anti-bureaucracy tone here as they try to tear down this great American hero. Unfortunately, he misses the mark. Throughout the film, we see nothing but evidence he could have made it back and an over-eager Sully taking a nosedive into the Hudson. The way the film paints it, it seems like he wanted to land in the Hudson regardless of the options available to him. By the end, he is cleared and we all celebrate that he has been vindicated, but this does not excuse the scattershot approach to the treatment of Sully's decision or the actions of the NTSB. The film also tacks on Sully's wife Lorraine (Laura Linney). Watching a talented actress get stuck in a somebody's wife role is always tough, just as it is watching Linney struggle for air in a film that strips her of any role in the film. Randomly popping up to further add pathos and power with Sully's family, the scenes are flat, dull, and useless. Linney tries her best, but the scenes feel scripted and nonsensical. Perhaps they are real, but they never feel authentic and are akin to the flight simulations run throughout the film. The scenes simply miss the mark and do not add emotional depth to the film, especially since it did not need any more stakes or suspense. The scenes are all shown in the aftermath of the accident, so we know Sully survived. Thus, Eastwood is forced into showing delayed reaction on the part of Lorraine or her first seeing it on the news, but even then it lacks the suspense of her not knowing about Sully's safety, since he was the one who told her to see the television. In other words, the scenes are useless. The only scenes that work are the ones in the plane. Unfortunately, Eastwood even strips these of tension by showing them out of order. The film could have been 24 minutes and 208 seconds long without missing any of the good parts. The only successful parts of this film come as a result of the natural pathos, tension, and thrills aboard this plane that is coming down on the Hudson. Fluff added via the control tower and the guy who thinks the plane crashed, the rescue teams, and otherwise, are unnecessary additions of hero worship or suspense. The plane hitting the birds, them landing the plane, the flight crew preparing the passengers, the passengers telling one another they love each other, the landing, and then the rescue. That is it. That should be the whole film. End credits. Fin. In these scenes, Tom Hanks is in full control and Aaron Eckhart is equally terrific. Eastwood's direction is reserved, relying upon the scene to provide the tension with no artificial additions to try and make it even more suspenseful. The scenes just play out to perfection, but are sadly chopped up and strewn throughout the film. It seems as if Eastwood knew they were the only scenes that worked, so he tried to make it last longer as he built a film from scraps around these top-notch sequences. Unfortunately, the film suffers under this bloat and the excess scenes feel so much worse in comparison to the scenes that do work. In essence, Sully is a film with a great core - the acting and the flight sequences - but it refuses to use them, in favor of peripheral element that **** the life out of the entire picture. A mixed bag, Sully would be a great short film. As a feature length film, it is not.

A complex, entertainning, nicely interpreted and surprisingly wonderful film from Clint eastwood that doesn't only carries the audience into a great untold story full of drama, where a tribute to an everyday hero is clearly saw.

Sully is the new movie from Clint Eastwood, but what we face here is reminiscence to his old topics, back to Unforgiven’s time. The movie follows the story of the emergency water landing in Hudson River, as we all know it, focused in the struggle of Captain Sullenberger and his First Officer while facing the proper investigations. The story is short and simple, just what you need to know, little personal life and family drama; although the objective is clear, establish the basis of the human character and the value that has on its own. Similar to the message from Trouble with the Curve, we as society are hypnotized by technology, we worship it. We seek all the answers in google when we don’t understand something, questioning our lawyers, doctors, employees and bosses, and if the internet says something different we assume that the error is the human. Examples like these are many, however, Sully doesn’t discredit technology, it highlights the value as a tool and how it can enrich human life. So the equilibrium is the key, don’t blind yourself to the alternatives. With a long consolidated direction Clint Eastwood once more astonished the audience, Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart did fine jobs, very committed to the part.

I must say, I was impressed with Sully. These based on real dramas are so easy to mess up, dropping into the same cliched scenes and dialogue. Clint Eastwood is a talented director who knows when to use less, and who is better at communicating through so little dialogue like Tom Hanks? His best roles focus on seeing situations through his eyes and this is no exception. Aaron Eckhart, as always, does a fantastic job holding that second strong role. The non linear approach was also critical to keeping the story from falling flat, by giving us scattered bits and pieces of a disaster that was over in less than three minutes throughout the film. I thought there were a few too many could-have-been flashbacks that took away from the narrative, but that's my only real gripe.

While the story of Sully is really magnificient and interesting, I think that the screenplay here wasn't that good - they could have done a much better job. I mean, it gets boring for the most part and only thing that saves this is that they got Tom Hanks in it. It is not a bad movie, but it certainly misses something.

A great biography of the struggles of being in the centre of attention. It's a flashy and realistic adoption of the famous event, that might lack a deeper characteristic inside -- but the film breaks multiple barriers with the stunning accident. All thanks to Tom Hanks and his performance as 'Sully'. We feel his emotional fight -- but the film still lack a greater background to characters and more development. The film just 'is', it needs to 'become' something more than a one man's fight. It's not a film for everybody, because the story can be very slow for some -- but a wow for the aviator (myself). + Great directing, clever editing and a great cast! Personal rating: 75/100 Critical rating: 70/100

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Sully is tremendously tense and truly demonstrates just how miraculous Chesley Sullenberger's successful Hudson river landing was. The combination between Tom Hanks' and Aaron Eckhart's characters work brilliantly with extreme realism.

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"I've had 40 years in the air but in the end, I'm going to be judged by 208 seconds.” The story of "Sully" may not be an exiting one on paper, but it's take on heroism and false judgment is quite compelling. Tom Hanks & Aaron Eckhart both deliver a powerful performance that was so down to earth. I don't think the movie would've worked without those two. They literally carry this movie and the best scenes come from them. Clint Eastwood manages to take a basic story and make into something effectively thrilling. Even if I don't agree with everything decision (film making wise) Eastwood made in this movie, but his heart and mind was in the right place. The movie has it's flaws. Like the 9/11 imagery and dream sequences wasn't really needed. It felt force and kinda thrown in at the least minute, because of how short the movie is. And that's really it for issues. I think it's worth checking out for Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart outstanding performances, which might be their best.

When a real human bravery wasn't appreciated till the computers confirmed it. Another excellent biographical drama for Tom Hanks in the title role. He has transformed from captain Phillips to captain Sully. Another great addition to Clint Eastwood's filmography as well, he never disappoints us. This film was based on the real event of the January 15, 2009. When a US passenger plane got hit by birds just after the take off, losing both the engines, landed on the New York's Hudson river. So the film reveals the heroic event, as well as followed by the investigation of the crash landing. As it is a Hollywood film what should I expect, another American bravery? Yep, but still a good film, very engaging plot. It's not all about the plane event, because I thought one of the film poster is a spoiler. So the film covers more story, about the drama surrounding the main event. Especially saving the lives, that inspires even for the outside Americans. The entire narration is about two-three day affair, but most of the film was about the crash landing. From the actors to the visuals, all were top class. One of the best biopic that's not based on one's whole life, but one heroic attempt which will be remembered him and this film for forever. 8/10

Sully is just a solid representation of a true story. Tom Hanks is typical Tom Hanks he's great. The story is well told and told in interesting kind of way. The problem with Sully is there's just nothing flashy or overly exciting. An unspectacular movie that had such potential. B

One of the best parts about Sully for me is the performances by Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart, as Chesley Sullenberger, and his co-pilot, Jeffrey Skiles (Yes, you already expected it, i know), and their relationship in this movie was my favourite aspect of the film. The movie also does a terrific job at pulling you in, and there isn't really a single moment where you are disengaged, which is an achievement considering how boring the story sounds on paper, and part of that is due to the phenomonal acting. There are however parts to the film that just feel unneccessary. Chesley's wife, who didn't do or add anything to the movie, and some scenes in general that don't slow down the pacing, but still feel like filler. But my biggest gripe would be the flashbacks to the Hudson River Plane Landing. I think the movie would've been more compelling without them, but my main issue with them is how long they're. Flashbacks should be short, but the flashbacks here, instead take their time. The result is 10-15 minute long flashbacks that disrupt the flow of the movie. When the flashbacks end and we come back to the present, it feels like we've just changed the channel. They negatively affect the structure, making it all feel messy and not like a complete whole. Despite these problems, i still very highly recommend seeing this movie. Overall, i think Sully is a surprisingly very entertaining and fun flick, but it won't leave you wanting more. Sully is a good-movie gets a 7 out of 10.

Clint Eastwood Synthesizes His Ambitions With "Sully" Great feat or miracle on the Hudson took place on January 15, 2009, in extensive waters (503 km) of the river (national heritage), which serves as the borderline between New York and Jersey City. US Airways Flight 1549 (AWE1549) to Charlotte Airport - CLT (North Carolina); which would go to Seattle Airport (SEA) - SeaTac, took off from New York City exactly at local time 3:11 p.m. EST with 150 passengers and 5 crew members aboard. The huge aircraft ditched safely in the icy waters after a Canada geese flock struck on aircraft engines. Without any relation to terrorism events, the domestic commercial passenger flight was floated near Circle Line at local time 4:00 p.m. EST, where were numerous ferries and tugboats of the NY Waterway, which took part in the rescue. The expertise of the pair of pilots was honored and praised around the globe as "the water landing most successful in the history of aeronautic", a prevented misadventure, which become engraved in mostly American heads forever. Knowledgeable (and retired) airline captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger was socially deified—and rightly—for his heroic and unique wonder in Yankee history. It was a matter of time for a dramatization on the big screen was released in worldwide movie theaters, the trouble seemed to be the final amount of material for building a solid narrative (and homage) for the blessed survivors and demanding audience. As Sully argues, the answer is “yes,” although just barely. With a surprisingly measured budget, keeping in mind that it is director's first motion picture shooted with IMAX cameras in its entirety and there is big visual responsibility, 60 million dollars of production were swiftly recovered—notably, American spectators dominated sale of movie tickets due to it was a shocking event into the country and besides, it is no secret that U.S.A presents the highest commercial demand in the industry—in its first days in movie listings, earning a whopping $26,820,803 DD in its second day of American projections. Although its highest grossing was thanks to Yankees' billfolds, multiplex cinemas beyond its borders providing—still producing money at the box office and it is necessary to deposit the gross from its digital, Blu-ray, and DVD release—a considerable sum of money ($94,000,000 DD), which added with American numbers generate nearly $218,779,510 DD, a resounding success in economic reception. As movie itself, the powerful alliance between Aaron Eckhart & Tom Hanks, crew of writers, Clint Eastwood and Warner Bros. is a simple and reflexive tribute for that brave action, with a usual powerful performance by the main leads, realistic special effects, and a correct direction. This one will portray through the passaging of years what happened exactly on January 15, 2009, and in its later hours. Based on the autobiographical book "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters", director Eastwood and his team focus more on the nature of the character than in the event itself, even so, this is the major attraction of the full-length film. Rather than presenting events of early 2009 in a chronological order, they decided to employ an anachronistic narrative that relies—in large part—on layered, prolonged, and captivating flashbacks. While it tells the story in three periods interspersed with the reinterpretation of the water landing, which concludes with suffocating (and sometimes laughable) investigation by NTSB. Tom Hanks as Sully is a fervent proof of the complicated control that the veteran actor has for portraying masterfully to ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and precisely that is what we wished, and for better or for worse, the decision to discern of giving more theatricality to the accident and limit themselves to psychology of characters gave more opportunities to shine. As I mentioned previously, fragmented (and occasionally repetitive) water landing scenes are the ring of film. Projected from three different perspectives: outside of the passenger airplane, with passengers, and with pilots, their efficacy and efficiency around the reconstruction of events are visually stunning and CGI quality is almost complete. Perhaps, many would prefer giving more prominence to that moment, nevertheless, directors as Eastwood decide to put visual excitement aside to emphasize and delve into the life of their heroes: heroes and tragic facts will always be present in their films. Simplicity and modesty in "Sully" by Clint Eastwood affect to the motion picture, comparing it with the most iconic works of the director, however, it delivers a correct level of solvency, a spectacular performance by Tom Hanks and an emotional, satisfying and faithful homage for rescued crew members and passengers.

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Outstanding job director/actor of Eastwood and Hanks, recreating the true story of a a heroic act in a concise way, without exaggerations, nad doing just enough to arouse the interest of viewer.

Remember when a plane flew into the Hudson Bay? Remember all 155 passengers on board who miraculously survived the impact? Remember the pilot responsible for making the quick move that prevented this delay from becoming a disaster? ​ Now, seven and a half years after these events shook the world, the story of Captain Chesley Sullenberger is brought to the screen by director Clint Eastwood and actor Tom Hanks. Based on the autobiography, “Highest Duty,” Sully expresses how the passengers’ fear was vanquished by their pilot’s risky and controversial thinking in a fashion that will inspire dads and business professionals across the nation. It begins with a nightmare by the infamous pilot of his airplane flying uncontrollably into the city, the sounds of the plane booming real enough to rattle you the right way. He wakes up to yet another news report of his catastrophic Flight 1549 landing from January 15, 2009. This reality is simply too overwhelming for him to handle, so much so, that he can’t even go jogging without facing a near-hit by a taxi cab. Neither he nor his family can escape from the reporters, talk shows, and high city court who won’t shut up about the controversy. It’s almost as if 911 is happening all over again, except consequentially by one of America’s own heroes. He explains in flashback precisely why he allowed the landing in spite of claims that the left engine could still have been idling. It all follows a nonlinear storytelling structure similar to what Stanley Kubrick or Quentin Tarantino have popularized. Maybe this flashback structure wasn’t necessary in the telling of the story, or maybe it just wasn’t edited properly. But either way, it got frustratingly confusing as to where or when I was in time, especially when it returns me to a scene that if left off of a half hour earlier. If you were to go ask anyone who was there on that day of the Hudson Bay landing, they would go on to say from backed up evidence that these events are true to what happened; but this retelling doesn’t feel quite true enough. Even right from the release of the first trailer, I knew that Tom Hanks wasn’t going to fit the part, particularly because he does not look the part at all. Basically all the makeup artists do to make him look authentic is spray-paint his hair white and glue a moustache onto his face, which looks completely unconvincing that he is representing the real flight hero. Then if you look everywhere else around him, there is an excessive amount of branding for New York’s culture. The words “New York” are everywhere within the overused wide-shots of the city, something that not even the fake-looking CGI planes can distract us from. Yet I still wouldn’t say that it makes this a horrible viewing experience. Far from it, in fact. Sully is backed up with plenty of satisfactory performances by the whole cast, particularly Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Thank You for Smoking), who plays Captain Sullenberger’s first officer and best friend. There’s also Laura Linney (Mystic River, The Truman Show) who plays the captain’s stay-at-home wife. She’s not the most well-developed or memorable of characters, but her love for her husband still comes out satisfactorily well. Yeah, that’s a good word to sum up this movie. It’s satisfactory. It’s certainly better than average, but not the best thing ever like I hoped it would. It’s just plain satisfactory as good, wholesome, inspirational entertainment. It’s not that bad for tributing a man who was so big he had an alcoholic beverage named after him (it’s made with a shot of Grey Goose Vodka and a splash of water, so feel free to make it at home!) It’s also worth noting that the end credits feature some special guest appearances who will make this entire movie truly worth the trip.

A few years back they made the movie Flight and it was inspired by the real life Miracle on the Hudson but wasn't based off the same event. Watch that instead, It's a far superior film. Sully focuses more on the boring aftermath of the events on the Hudson and it just fails to capture anything emotionally on screen. There is not a single stand out thing about it. Even Hanks' solid performance as Sully doesn't save this film from being a total and absolute bore.

Right I'm going to get the bad stuff out of the way first. The pacing for this movie is all over the place, there is no smooth transition from scene to scene from dream to flashback to dream and so on. As a result the movie suffers from a lack of build-up and loses some dramatic effect. As for the references to a plane crashing into buildings in New York that was simply unnecessary. Seriously Clint Eastwood if you wanted to make a 9/11 movie then you should have made one. Aside from all that Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart were perfect together, and there are some truly intense moments that really capture "the miracle on the Hudson." Yet from all the hype I feel like this movie should have been better, still worth a watch so I'm recommending it.

Many movie trailers begin with the hackneyed phrase: "In a world..." Well, in a world full of unreconstructed self-promoters of all stripes, Cap't. "Sully" Sullenberger was the real-deal... not the art of the deal. To make an arresting movie, which is substantially focused on events after the fact of the incident, is another accomplishment. Now I have something better to celebrate from Clint Eastwood than his bizarro performance with an empty chair at the second to last RNC convention. Once again Tom Hanks brings nuance and heart to the portrayal of a seeming "everyman," who is far and away above that. As he did, btw, in "Captain Phillips." This is probably not the best movie for people who hope that movies always have to mimic the pace of video games to be entertaining. But, occasionally, life is about more than entertainment.

Clint Eastwood teams with Tom Hanks for the first time, with solid results. Based on the true-life events surrounding the improbable 'Miracle on the Hudson,' Eastwood does a good job of making a story we already think we know interesting. Hanks, for his part, creates a flesh-and-blood character while clearly the film sees Sully as a heroic figure. That they do their jobs well in making a credible film -- even a sometimes suspenseful one -- from a story of which we know the outcome is an accomplishment in itself. Yet the film never quite soars in the way that --say-- "Apollo 13" did twenty years ago. It is a well-made tribute to the efforts of Captain Sullenberger and his crew, a document of a crisis handled well by professional people. It is entertaining and intelligently written, but not a masterpiece.

Tom Hanks is pilot whose plane encounters a problem after take-off. Some unnecessary jumping back and forth takes place. Hanks is first treated as a hero and then doubts creep in, though I couldn't doubt Tom Hanks for an instant, which left me asking me no questions as the movie drifted by. Still, it's a reasonable way to let an hour or so drift by.

When Clint Eastwood gets it right, he gets it spot-on. Sully is by far one of his best films, featuring an exceptional central performance from Tom Hanks, near-perfect pacing, and the most jaw-dropping, realistic and emotionally intense depiction of a plane crash I’ve ever seen on the big screen, sitting right at the centre of this spectacular film. First off, I want to talk about Tom Hanks’ performance. Over the last few years, Hanks has gone up yet another level in his acting prowess, taking on some incredibly mature and intense roles in films like Captain Phillips and Bridge Of Spies. Sully, however, might just be his best-ever performance. On the one hand, he’s always as cool and charismatic as the Tom Hanks we all love, however this is one of those great performances where you don’t see the actor on screen. From the moment the film opens, Hanks disappears into the role, giving this incredibly calm and collected yet incredibly emotional performance as the real-life hero Chesley Sullenberger. By far one of the most likable main characters you’ll ever see, Sully is humble, kind and brilliantly experienced, and the film brilliantly mirrors the feelings of strangers who meet him throughout by making you feel simply honoured to be in his company, something that both Hanks and director Clint Eastwood deserve huge credit for. Tom Hanks is definitely the main man in this movie, however there are a good few supporting performances too. Most of all, Aaron Eckhart is fantastic as co-pilot Jeff Skiles. Clearly paying great tribute to the real-life hero, Eckhart contently sits on the side with Sully, always maturely playing as a team when the going gets tough after the miraculous water landing, but it’s that that makes him yet another hugely impressive and supportable presence, and his growing role towards the end of the film has a lot more meaning because of that. The performances are definitely the most consistent part of this movie, but the single thing that I loved most about Sully was the depiction of the water landing. Although split up into two or three flashback sequences (albeit quite long ones), every second of those scenes is truly exceptional. It’s not just the stunning use of CGI to achieve the recreation of the event, but the way that Clint Eastwood injects so much emotional power and tension into the scene. A plane going down is one of everyone’s worst nightmares, and there’s never been a film where I myself have felt so scared just sitting in my seat. As the tension and uncertainty builds around how the pilots need to act, shivers went down my spine, just heightening the emotional power at every moment. Even going into this film knowing the outcome of the water landing (given it only happened 7 years ago), I was stunned to see that I was so emotionally invested in that scene. Altogether, that part of Sully is the best half an hour of a movie I’ve spent in ages, and I will undoubtedly remember the feelings of watching that scene for a long time to come. It’s not all about that one scene, however, as most of the film revolves around the media frenzy and corporate investigation that follows in the immediate aftermath of the crash. With hauntingly evocative images of 9/11 still lingering, the investigation is tense and intriguing, thanks yet again to expert performances, directing and writing. Although the film does take a couple of missteps with a few flashbacks, ineffective emphasis on the moral ambiguity of Sully’s actions, and the surprisingly abrupt ending, there’s a lot more to learn and think about in this movie. Overall, I loved Sully. It’s not only a film with a powerfully memorable and visually spectacular main sequence, but one with some of the best performances of the year, yet more incredible directing from Clint Eastwood, and some brilliant writing throughout, and one that you won’t forget in a hurry.

Terrible, terrible movie! Extremely boring and halfway through I just whipped out my and started playing games on it. The only people that are rating this as a good movie, don't watch movies! If you want to watch a good movie go watch Flight! Made 4 years earlier, it's great watch and true story as well.

A disappointing but predictably pedestrian telling of the plane that, due to an unforeseen bird strike on the aircraft, went down in New York's Hudson River. This is a big incident being told in a small time frame for the most part. Therefore, once the birds have done there damage and the plane crash lands there is nowhere much else for the film to go. Sure, we have endless 'what if' reconstructions and the inevitable investigation into the cause of the plane's downing, but this is all filler even if the recreations of the crash are well realised. The investigation by officials into Sully's actions are a bit on the ploddy side, only sparking any interest very occasionally. The scenes with Laura Linney are just impossible. The actress plays the part of the rather selfishly concerned wife in a dreary and tiresome manner. Her scenes add nothing to the drama, but add much to the film's descent into the average. Thankfully, the film is mercifully short.

So refreshing to see a movie depicting a hero who isn't a cartoonish Super Hero. The industry is sadly saturated with action-action-action Hollywood films. Sully suffers mildly from post-traumatic stress after he successfully lands his crippled plane in the Hudson River, amazingly saving all 155 of its passengers. After the landing, he is made a hero in the public's eyes, but begins to doubt himself when the aviation panel believes he could have successfully landed the plane in the LaGuardia runway. The story that unfolds is realistic, intelligent, and moving. Do we really need car chase scenes or explosions to hold our interest? A humorous line of the movie was when the hotel maid hugged Sully, and he asked, "What just happened?" The crash was not overplayed, thus, more tragic. The rescue scene was brutally realistic. The aviation panel's witch hunt was ugly and unfounded, and the fact that this story was based on true event made it even more harrowing. What was needed was for people to stand up and salute at the end of the final hearing. Amazing movie.