Don't get me wrong. It's far from perfect, but honestly considering the resources, it's actually by no means a "bad" film. Considering that the setting is in the cabin of a small plane, a lot of focus has to be placed on the characterization. Something this film does very well.
There are several reviews out there claiming stereotypical characterization and saying, there is no "good guy". That's kind of the point of the film. The characters are designed to be related to, but not necessarily liked. The stereotypes that are set up are eschewed very early on into the film. Which works. The ending's designed to be a serious WTF moment, which is again reflected by the characters. This film is all about the characterization, which again, considering, is really all the director has to work with.
What this movie is attempting is taking what would nominally amount to a 30 minute twilight zone ep and stretching it into a feature length film. Is it effective at this? Mehh.. Here's the thing. It tries to strike a balance between intellectual suspense and teen slasher flick, that's where it falls short. Looked at as an examination of personalities during a crisis, it's quite effective. Looked at as a teen slasher flick you get "Waaaa the effects sucked! Nobody showed any tits! The jock character wasn't even a jock character!" etc. So in that sense, the film's a failure. However if you go into it not looking for teen schlock, but a bit of insight into how people break down in emergencies, then it's a quite decent bit of suspense with an ending that wraps things up nicely.
There are several reviews out there claiming stereotypical characterization and saying, there is no "good guy". That's kind of the point of the film. The characters are designed to be related to, but not necessarily liked. The stereotypes that are set up are eschewed very early on into the film. Which works. The ending's designed to be a serious WTF moment, which is again reflected by the characters. This film is all about the characterization, which again, considering, is really all the director has to work with.
What this movie is attempting is taking what would nominally amount to a 30 minute twilight zone ep and stretching it into a feature length film. Is it effective at this? Mehh.. Here's the thing. It tries to strike a balance between intellectual suspense and teen slasher flick, that's where it falls short. Looked at as an examination of personalities during a crisis, it's quite effective. Looked at as a teen slasher flick you get "Waaaa the effects sucked! Nobody showed any tits! The jock character wasn't even a jock character!" etc. So in that sense, the film's a failure. However if you go into it not looking for teen schlock, but a bit of insight into how people break down in emergencies, then it's a quite decent bit of suspense with an ending that wraps things up nicely.