I could easily tell that the budget for this movie was extremely low. Very choppy scene cuts, but I knew this going in, so I got exactly what was expected.
My main problem with a story, whether it be movie, television or a book is if it doesn't seem plausible, then the entire thing goes downhill from there.
As soon as the movie shows the air traffic controller and how the two planes collide is where this falls apart quickly in my eyes.
A phone repair team comes in to dismantle and fix their phone system, which includes an operator to connect the controllers with other airports.
WHO repairs phones in a control tower during high flight times? Why would you leave controllers without an outside line during this time? You don't. Secondly, pilots are ultimately responsible for their planes and passengers, NOT the air traffic controller. The one plane asked for the towers consent to drop altitude, yet never received any confirmation that it was safe to do so. The pilot just did it anyways. Third, if they ARE going to repair phone lines, then management should have made it mandatory that no one leave their post for coffee or any other reason until this was completed.
The fact that they dumped 271 on this one man was absolutely insane. He did everything right, yet the pilot or management was never brought into this at all.
Also, why I know attorneys can be cold and are always thinking of the bottom line, I have had multiple lawyers in my life since 2001 and have spoken to parties on both sides of the fence. Not once have they ever been as cold as this movie portrayed them.
It was easy to see that the screenplay really wanted to drag this down to the bottom of the pond and make the story as black and hopeless as all get out, when it's never as black and white as this.
Someone did not do their research. No one apologizes. Seriously? Give me a break.
OK. Now I'm done complaining.
If you want to try and watch this, be prepared for a very heavy, heavy drama. It is horrible depressing for the first moment until the very end. Normally, I probably would have skipped this, but at the time, there was nothing else to watch. I should have still skipped this one.
My main problem with a story, whether it be movie, television or a book is if it doesn't seem plausible, then the entire thing goes downhill from there.
As soon as the movie shows the air traffic controller and how the two planes collide is where this falls apart quickly in my eyes.
A phone repair team comes in to dismantle and fix their phone system, which includes an operator to connect the controllers with other airports.
WHO repairs phones in a control tower during high flight times? Why would you leave controllers without an outside line during this time? You don't. Secondly, pilots are ultimately responsible for their planes and passengers, NOT the air traffic controller. The one plane asked for the towers consent to drop altitude, yet never received any confirmation that it was safe to do so. The pilot just did it anyways. Third, if they ARE going to repair phone lines, then management should have made it mandatory that no one leave their post for coffee or any other reason until this was completed.
The fact that they dumped 271 on this one man was absolutely insane. He did everything right, yet the pilot or management was never brought into this at all.
Also, why I know attorneys can be cold and are always thinking of the bottom line, I have had multiple lawyers in my life since 2001 and have spoken to parties on both sides of the fence. Not once have they ever been as cold as this movie portrayed them.
It was easy to see that the screenplay really wanted to drag this down to the bottom of the pond and make the story as black and hopeless as all get out, when it's never as black and white as this.
Someone did not do their research. No one apologizes. Seriously? Give me a break.
OK. Now I'm done complaining.
If you want to try and watch this, be prepared for a very heavy, heavy drama. It is horrible depressing for the first moment until the very end. Normally, I probably would have skipped this, but at the time, there was nothing else to watch. I should have still skipped this one.