Sully is based off of the true story of Captain Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) who miracously landed his crashing plane on the Hudson River in January 2009 with all lives counted for but the National Transport Safety Board just can't help but think because the plane crashed that a wrong decision was made something Captain Sully is determined to prove wrong in the hearings.
Sully is a great story, a story of heroism, quick thinking in a crisis and a city coming together to rescue its own but as a film I do not think it is one of director Clint Eastwood's finest efforts, don't get me wrong it is not one of his turkeys but it is also a very watchable film.
And the main reason for that is due to Hanks's performance, he is simply terrific here and you are on his side the entire time he is on screen and you want him to get through all of this okay as what he shows so well is very much a haunted man someone who has gone through a near death experience and come out the other side not knowing who or what to do with himself and I didn't blame him one little bit, Aaron Eckhart is fine but this is Hanks's film lock stock and barrel.
And so that was Sully, a fine enough film that I enjoyed but it's not one of Clint's finest and that is something I would say of American Sniper from last year, 2 and a half out of 5.
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