Passengers (2008)

The Worst Film Ever

Beautiful, moving film.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Having not much knowledge based around this film and without watching any trailers before watching, perhaps made the experience better. Passengers ins't the typical mystery thriller and is added with a twist type ending- though there are clues along the way for those whom pay close attention. Although the film is quite decent at scenes, it doesn't drag on but still isn't too great. The ending elevates the film as it caught us off guard. Although these type of endings are always there for clues, Passenger did not seem to be one in which had that somewhat type of atmosphere.

It has been noted elsewhere that some reviews reveal some of the plot of this film, if only indirectly. I shall not do that here."Passengers" might best be described as a psychological mystery, because much is made of the psychological states of the characters. The main character, Claire (Anne Hathaway), is a counselor who works with people suffering from PTSD. She is assigned a group of plane crash survivors.Her sessions with the survivors make her more aware of her own life choices. And she feels an air of mystery surrounding the crash itself and how the airline is dealing with the aftermath.As usual, Anne Hathaway is great in her role. The entire cast is, really. Co-star Patrick Wilson--who I was unfamiliar with--is fun to watch as a quirky crash survivor who challenges Claire, making her examine herself.It is difficult to tell if some holes in the story are really just red herrings, but either way it is fun to unravel its mystery.

25,000 million budget that has next to zero special effects and is all about acting and plot like an indie flick? Did it all go to Hathaway and Wilson, a much smaller part to Wilson, please tell Jennifer that.I like moves that deal with the what existence might be like after mortality. Have researched this a lot from a lot of people dying in my life early and I like the concept. It has been written about. The theory of some just "move on" and some hang around to understand until they choose to. Apples (the world), and Oranges (the Spirit world).I thought the acting was good and I don't get the whole "I hate Anne Hathaway" thing for her career. But I haven't seen her bad movies though many if guess consider this one. Like Rachel got Married she plays her role well and shows her versatlity as an actress. The two leads carry the movie and show what is so easily passed over in life in our societal conditioning and what we are trained to be. They put this in a very good way in my opinion in this movie.Yet once again it should have been an indie flick. It made 250,000 U.S. and it's production values are one of an indy which I love when it's done right. Focusing on the characters and not a Transformers show that Americans will pay through the roof for.

Passengers is a low key supernatural drama that came and went with little fanfare or attention back in 2008. Part of the reason for that could have been that it was marketed as a thriller, which is not so much the case. There is an eerie vibe to it, and certainly a paranormal component, but it's quieter and much closer to the chest than advertising might suggest. It wasn't reviewed very well, branded as predictable and derivative. Some of its plot devices have been used before in the past, to be sure, but I greatly enjoyed the film and loved the way in which it's story unfolds, told very well by its sturdy cast. Like Mark Pellington says, eff the people, that's why there's 31 flavors. Anne Hathaway is excellent as Claire, a grief counselor who is tasked with looking out for a handful of people who have survived a catastrophic plane crash. She's new to her profession, her eagerness laced with self doubt, yet she remains hopeful. All of a sudden, the patients in her cate begin to disappear mysteriously, and she starts to question the situation, as well as her own reality. The survivors are damaged and not fully willing to open up to her, collectively scared of some unseen threat. Claire has repeated run ins with a unknown and very distressed man (Andrew Wheeler, local vancouver actor and former teacher of mine) who has ties to the accident. It's all hush hush and quietly unsettling, until we slowly begin to realize what's actually happening, and the it changes gears and becomes very touching and thoughtful. Clea Duvall is great as one of the skeptical survivors, Patrick Wilson solid as always, and there's work from Dianne Wiest, William B. Davis, Andre Braugher and briefly David Morse. Sure, this type of story has been done to death time and time again, draining new efforts of some of their effect, but if one comes along that gets it right, tells it's story in a way that holds both my emotion and interest in its spell, I'm all ears. This one did just that.