I haven't seen a movie with so many biased reviews which had nothing to do with the film itself. I guess the subject matter is polarizing. Half the bad reviews are mad that the hijackers are Muslim and the other half are mad that they didn't portray them even worse. The film itself is well done but not perfect. It's true that it starts off very strongly and is solid in the middle but really slows down too much at the end. JGL is terrific as always, but he's not given enough to work with in my opinion. The film does have some issues that are hard to reconcile. Number one being the lack of desperation for JGLs character to make sure the mother of his child makes it. I found that glaringly missing. The whole ending with the young hijacker was designed to humanize the villains, but honestly it didn't work. An action ending actually would've been better. Still a very accurate and solid effort. I also loved the claustrophobic feel of shooting the whole film in the cockpit. Recommended viewing.
