Sully
Clint Eastwood directs Tom Hanks in the role of Chelsey Sullenberger, the "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot who saved lives with an incredible crash landing only to be criticised for his actions.
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glide his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.
- Director:
- Clint Eastwood ('American Sniper', 'Million Dollar Baby', 'Unforgiven', 'Gran Torino')
- Writer:
- Todd Komarnicki
- Cast:
- Tom HanksAaron EckhartLaura LinneyAnna GunnAutumn ReeserHolt McCallanyMike O'MalleyJamey SheridanJerry Ferrara
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksTom Hanks, Hollywood’s favourite uncle, could not have been better cast for the role of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the real-life pilot who made the call to crash-land a plane on the Hudson River with 155 lives on-board. He’s a straightforward and likeable man – the type that Uncle Hanks plays best – confronted with a horrifying life-or-death scenario that demands extraordinary things from ordinary people. It may come as a surprise, then, that Clint Eastwood’s film starts immediately after everyone is saved.
Masterful storytelling within a thoroughly riveting film
True story bio-pics based on real disasters have little room for creativity because a major aviation incident like landing in the Hudson River is so forensically documented. However, the real disaster in Sully (2016) is not landing a plane in a freezing river, but the hysteria of the media, airlines, insurance companies and safety investigators, who all...
Superb and problematic in equal measure
I loved the recreation of the famous 2009 water-landing on the Hudson – the sequence radiates authenticity, and benefits from an unflinching, forensic quality that makes it far more compelling than any number of overwrought Hollywood products about similar subjects. Although the incident was dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson”, director Clint Eastwood goes...
Can't fault it!
I don't give five stars very often, but this movie is extraordinarily good. I have always said that the sign of a good movie is when your mind keeps going back to it, and you want to know more, or watch it again. It was only 24 hrs ago that I went to see the movie, and I haven't stopped thinking about it, and have "googled" everything related that I can...
Variety
pressIf there’s one Hollywood star you would trust to crash-land a commercial airliner without injuring a soul on board, it would surely be Tom Hanks.
Time Out
pressEven as recently as American Sniper, Eastwood has done a much better job than this of shading in the grays of what constitutes heroism, both during and after the fact. Sully is so square, it's a wonder it even gets airborne.
The New York Times
pressThat it unnerves you as much as it does may seem surprising, given that going in, we know how this story ends. But Mr. Eastwood is also very good at his job, a talent that gives the movie its tension along with an autobiographical sheen.
The Guardian
pressAn unabashed crowdpleaser about a hero fighting to maintain that title when corporate greed threatens to tarnish his image.
New Zealand Herald
pressIt just might be the first plane-crash movie that suggests itself as suitable in-flight entertainment too.
Los Angeles Times
pressEfficient and effective in Eastwood's experienced hands, "Sully" has interwoven a crisp and electric retelling of the story of the landing we know with a story we do not.
FilmInk
pressThe fact that Clint Eastwood continues to turn out such strong, impassioned, relevant, and entertaining work in his twilight years is nothing less than staggering.
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksTom Hanks, Hollywood’s favourite uncle, could not have been better cast for the role of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the real-life pilot who made the call to crash-land a plane on the Hudson River with 155 lives on-board. He’s a straightforward and likeable man – the type that Uncle Hanks plays best – confronted with a horrifying life-or-death scenario that demands extraordinary things from ordinary people. It may come as a surprise, then, that Clint Eastwood’s film starts immediately after everyone is saved.
Variety
pressIf there’s one Hollywood star you would trust to crash-land a commercial airliner without injuring a soul on board, it would surely be Tom Hanks.
Time Out
pressEven as recently as American Sniper, Eastwood has done a much better job than this of shading in the grays of what constitutes heroism, both during and after the fact. Sully is so square, it's a wonder it even gets airborne.
The New York Times
pressThat it unnerves you as much as it does may seem surprising, given that going in, we know how this story ends. But Mr. Eastwood is also very good at his job, a talent that gives the movie its tension along with an autobiographical sheen.
The Guardian
pressAn unabashed crowdpleaser about a hero fighting to maintain that title when corporate greed threatens to tarnish his image.
New Zealand Herald
pressIt just might be the first plane-crash movie that suggests itself as suitable in-flight entertainment too.
Los Angeles Times
pressEfficient and effective in Eastwood's experienced hands, "Sully" has interwoven a crisp and electric retelling of the story of the landing we know with a story we do not.
FilmInk
pressThe fact that Clint Eastwood continues to turn out such strong, impassioned, relevant, and entertaining work in his twilight years is nothing less than staggering.
Masterful storytelling within a thoroughly riveting film
True story bio-pics based on real disasters have little room for creativity because a major aviation incident like landing in the Hudson River is so forensically documented. However, the real disaster in Sully (2016) is not landing a plane in a freezing river, but the hysteria of the media, airlines, insurance companies and safety investigators, who all...
Superb and problematic in equal measure
I loved the recreation of the famous 2009 water-landing on the Hudson – the sequence radiates authenticity, and benefits from an unflinching, forensic quality that makes it far more compelling than any number of overwrought Hollywood products about similar subjects. Although the incident was dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson”, director Clint Eastwood goes...
Can't fault it!
I don't give five stars very often, but this movie is extraordinarily good. I have always said that the sign of a good movie is when your mind keeps going back to it, and you want to know more, or watch it again. It was only 24 hrs ago that I went to see the movie, and I haven't stopped thinking about it, and have "googled" everything related that I can...
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