Synopsis: Plane crash survivor believes he has become invincible
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez
Date: 1993
How viewed: bought on Amazon - region 1 DVD
Rating: 3/5
David Meyer says:
.. themes of responsibility, the limits of caring, and how one brief moment can completely alter what seemed to be lifelong values. A genuine moving, insightful picture from a major modern studio.
I say:
Whilst any film with Jeff Bridges (what a CV he must have!) and Isabella Rosselini is worth watching, this all seemed too far fetched to me. I kept being reminded of 'Lost' and the aftermath of a plane crash where you're are not sure if in fact all the 'survivors' are actually dead, and I was expecting the film to take on a fantasy element, but ultimately it didn't. I guess it's all about the ways that post-traumatic stress affects different people in different ways, but do any people really behave like the Jeff Bridges character? Almost worth watching just for the terrifyingly realistic plane crash at the end. However, what did we learn from watching this (perhaps I should ask that question of every film I watch!) - in this case, parhaps, if you know you're going to die, stay calm, it's all going to be OK (echoes of The Hit (005 in my list) there!).
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