Passengers (2008/I)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Rodrigo García

Writer (WGA):

Ronnie Christensen (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Truth Can't Hide Forever

Plot:

A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.

Cast

Anne Hathaway	...	Claire Summers
Patrick Wilson	...	Eric
Andre Braugher	...	Perry
Dianne Wiest	...	Toni
David Morse	...	Arkin
William B. Davis	...	Jack
Ryan Robbins	...	Dean
Clea DuVall	...	Shannon
Don Thompson	...	Norman
Andrew Wheeler	...	Blonde Man
Chelah Horsdal	...	Janice
Karen Austin	...	Hospital Receptionist
Elzanne Fourie	...	Young Emma
Stacy Grant	...	Emma
Conner Dwelly	...	Young Claire Young Claire

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some scary images, and sensuality.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Mandate Pictures

Trivia:

The license plates used in the film feature the slogan "Beautiful Evergreen State", a combination of the license plate slogan of British Columbia ("Beautiful British Columbia", where the movie was filmed), and the state nickname of Washington State (The Evergreen State).

Supernatural thriller with phenomenal main cast : Hathaway and Wilson

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The picture concerns on a young psychologist named Claire(Anne Hathaway), she is a solitary and with no experience therapist and befriends only her neighbour(Dianne West). When take place an accident, Claire is commissioned by her preceptor(Andre Braugher) to counsel the plane's survivors(Clea DuVall, among others) who suffer post-traumatic stress. Then she develops a special attraction with one of them named Eric(Patrick Wilson). She thinks Eric bears extra-senses perception as he knows events about her life , her sister, kind of coffee..Claire falls in love with him and trespasses the prohibited ethic line between therapist-patient relationship. Mysterious events are happening when strange personages seem to be attempting the records about the survivors from the flight's crash to be forgotten.The passengers disappear mysteriously and appear spontaneously another sinister characters who are chasing them. Claire suspects a dark conspiracy from airline chief(David Morse)but is besieged by maintenance problems and she wants uncover the truth.

This supernatural drama packs suspense,thrills, love story, and emotion, however is slow-moving and a little boring. Thanks to suspense and excellent casting, with a magnificent starring duo, it manages to be at least an enjoyable mystery movie, in spite of being occasionally tedious. Predictable and sensible finale similarly to known film that I don't tell because it would be a great spoiler but everybody will know one time seen the movie. Sensational and suspenseful musical score by Edward Shearmur . Cinematography glitters as cold and metallic and shot in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada. The motion picture is regularly directed by Rodrigo Garcia, son of Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. He's a dramas expert such as proved in 'Nine lives'and 'Things you can tell just by looking at her'. The film will like to Anne Hathaway fans.