The last of the four stories is the only great thing about this movie. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is pure Twilight fun, as John Lithgow is spreading hysteria, weirdness and dark humor with his neurotic, over the top acting. It's a very funny, strange and gripping piece of film making,in the best Twilight Zone tradition. The direction, acting, script,special effects, everything is top-notch here. If only the other stories were as good as this one
The intro with Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks traveling at night in the country side was pretty funny and appropriate. The rest, however, was very disappointing, to say the least.
The first segment involving a racist getting his lesson the hard way is flat and heavy-handled. The second part, with those people in a retirement home, was so incredibly lame I wanted to fast forward through it. The third story, about a kid who has some sort of supernatural powers, shows some improvement, but what spoils it is the mediocre acting, although special effects and the set design are very good.
The intro with Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks traveling at night in the country side was pretty funny and appropriate. The rest, however, was very disappointing, to say the least.
The first segment involving a racist getting his lesson the hard way is flat and heavy-handled. The second part, with those people in a retirement home, was so incredibly lame I wanted to fast forward through it. The third story, about a kid who has some sort of supernatural powers, shows some improvement, but what spoils it is the mediocre acting, although special effects and the set design are very good.