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Heading the group is the boss man and pilot Frank Towns
(Dennis Quaid) who is a bit of a hard-line company man and
is not the most popular guy at present because he shut down
the operation.
His main protagonist is Kelly (Miranda Otto) who is a feisty
gal ready to always put her two cents in during decision making.
Another is the strangely quiet Elliott (Giovanni Ribisi)
who designs planes and reckons he is the only guy who can
save them - by using the remnants of the aircraft to build
something with which to fly out of their predicament. His
plan is a true rising of a phoenix!
As you would expect in a situation like this there is high-tension
between the group although they do end up taking Elliott's
advice and instead of conserving supplies use them up more
quickly to feed the energy they are using to build the plane.
Flight of the Phoenix has been criticised as not being
a patch on the 1965 original, but it is still a very watchable
film. It has plenty of exciting adventure, a bit of violence
and the inter-group problems that make it work on a number
of levels.
The acting is fine and you do keep your fingers crossed for
most in the party that they will manage to live long enough
to see if the plane actually does get off the ground - and
then not fall out of the sky after that. Flight of the
Phoenix is not a must-see movie, but it is good viewing.
Hey, just go along for the ride.
DVD Extras
Commentary by John Moore, John Davis, Wyck Godfrey, Patrick
Lumb
The Phoenix Diaries featurette
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Threatrical Trailer
Conclusion: Movie 70% Extras: 75%
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