Sully

— I always enjoy a film that just works well without tricks or surprises, without over-the-top characters or complicated symbols. “Sully” is just that and I tip my hat at Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks for nailing it. We all know the story of Flight 1549 losing both engines and of “Sully” Sullenberger landing on the Hudson River with all 155 passengers saved. The film focuses more on the days following the crash and the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation than on the crash itself, but that’s still not a lot of story line. It’s Eastwood’s directorial savvy and Hanks’ quiet, common man portrayal that makes this film so satisfying—and a bit of a tear jerker too. It reminds me of a classic Hollywood movie with an ordinary man just trying to do his job in an extraordinary situation. I liked it and I hope it’s the start of good films to come in the last quarter of the year.

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[2016. 96 min. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, and Laura Linney.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/movies/sully-review.html