Anyone who doesn't see the film's "twist" ending coming from miles away just hasn't seen enough thrillers.
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10/24/08
Passengers (2008)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:6
Rotten:22
Average Rating:4.2/10
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $270,659
Synopsis: After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway), is assigned by her mentor (Andre Braugher) to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the... [More]
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Clea DuVall
Director: Rodrigo Garcia, Ronnie Christensen
Reviews for Passengers
This middlebrow tone poem aims for ambiguity but often veers into soporific, suspending answers (and often, viewer interest) en route to an ending that explains all.
10/24/08
Top CriticPassengers is a supernatural thriller so mechanically inept and lacking in suspense that it doesn't even pass muster as lowbrow Halloween-ready entertainment.
10/30/08
Top CriticThe film is a little too influenced by M. Night Shyamalan, which might be the wrong way to go given the reaction to his recent films.
10/27/08
Top CriticPassengers is not a film I would recommend that you rush right out to see. However, it will make a good rental on a snowy night this winter
10/28/08
Passengers is a haunting little movie that builds ever so slowly to an electrifying climax.
10/28/08
The surprise ending isn't as shocking as those of Jacob's Ladder or The Sixth Sense -- two stellar examples of the genre -- but it's still dramatically potent.
10/30/08
Top CriticThe plane isn't the only thing that crashes in this ambitiously conceived mystery drama with conspiracy theories, central romance & supernatural elements. You know there is something seriously wrong when the resolution is more satisfying than the journey.
02/20/09
She sees dead people, maybe. Stealth movie starring Anne Hathaway as the world's worst trauma counselor slipped into a few theatres without warning. Now you've been warned.
10/27/08
Even though Anne Hathaway is good, it’s no reason to get really emotionally invested in her quest
11/10/08
Top CriticIt is dark, depressing and seems to be built entirely around a twist ending that feels less like a surprise and more like relief.
11/10/08
Top CriticThe actors make a noble effort, but Passengers turns out to be just another dud in the genre of revisionist mysteries that have been messing with our heads since Haley Joel Osment saw dead people.
10/29/08
Top Criticspends too much time concealing its secret to fully realize its potential as a human drama.
08/03/09
Surreal ensemble chemistry that rarely subsides, serving up a deliriously potent supernatural plane crash yarn that should sufficiently frazzle viewer nerves on impact.
05/02/09
A Hitchcockian thriller that'll keep you guessing till the last reel
02/24/09
Did Hathaway know when she signed to this that it would be released just in time to embarrass her during her accolades for Rachel Getting Married?
10/30/08
Top CriticIn addition to aspiring to be a sensitive portrait of emotional healing, it's also a supernatural mystery, a romantic comedy, a family weepy and a corporate conspiracy drama. One plot might have satisfied audiences; fractions won't.
10/27/08
...the least effective entry within Rodrigo Garcia's otherwise impeccable filmography...
12/15/08
It's a long ride to a familiar destination.
10/30/08
Top CriticIt's a blurred pass at suspense and hesitant smooches, but with Hathaway and Wilson around to carry most of the workload, at least it's well acted.
05/14/09
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