Non-Stop (2014)
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Critics Consensus: While Liam Neeson is undoubtedly an asset, Non-Stop wastes its cast -- not to mention its solid premise and tense setup -- on a poorly conceived story that hinges on a thoroughly unbelievable final act.
Critics Consensus: While Liam Neeson is undoubtedly an asset, Non-Stop wastes its cast -- not to mention its solid premise and tense setup -- on a poorly conceived story that hinges on a thoroughly unbelievable final act.
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Global action star Liam Neeson stars in NON-STOP, a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Neeson) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the government to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes. NON-STOP, which reunites Neeson with UNKNOWN director Jaume … More- Rating:
- PG-13 (for intense sequences of action and violence, some language , sensuality and drug references)
- Genre:
- Mystery & Suspense , Action & Adventure
- Directed By:
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Written By:
- Chris Roach , John W. Richardson , Christopher Roach , John Richardson , Ryan Engle
- In Theaters:
- Feb 28, 2014 Wide
- On DVD:
- Jun 10, 2014
- US Box Office:
- $91.7M
Cast
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Liam Neeson
as Bill Marks -
Julianne Moore
as Jen Summers -
Corey Stoll
as Austin Reilly -
Michelle Dockery
as Nancy -
Scoot McNairy
as Tom Bowen -
Nate Parker
as Zack White
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Critic Reviews for Non-Stop
All Critics (199) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (119) | Rotten (80) | DVD (2)
The filmmaking is playful without feeling jokey, the narrative stuffed with fun complications.
Neeson, who brings enormous conviction to these late-career action roles, moves his big body through confined spaces ... with so much power that you expect him to rip out the seats.
Anyone planning to see Non-Stop should probably just go see it. This is one of those near-perfect, peeled-onion, airplane-hijacking thrillers in which each removed layer brings you closer to a single, happy tear.
Why demand logic of an action movie released in February, when audiences just want a nice, bumpy ride?
It's all fairly entertaining and eminently disposable.
The problem is that Non-Stop tries to be something it's not. It has one too many scenes that border on ludicrous, and the big reveal barely makes sense.
A dumb action thriller with brains. Its closest relative is Executive Decision (1996), Kurt Russell's pulsating hijack thriller which might well have given Osama Bin Laden a few ideas in the first place...
Non-Stop is the kind of film that Hitchcock might have made in his heyday, or at least one he would have enjoyed.
For a good 80 minutes, Non-Stop delivers exactly what the title promises - an escalating series of exciting set-pieces with a great, mysterious backbone. This is top grade Hollywood entertainment.
Non-Stop has thrills, the dread of falling out of the sky, with Neeson dishing out some fierce action; but at times this Cluedo on a plane it runs out of steam.
Non-Stop is an engaging mystery filled with thrills that's sure to keep you guessing with every twist and turn of the story.
Never coming to an airline screen near you, 'Non-Stop' is a silly but engaging action movie starring Liam Neeson as Bill Marks, a federal air marshal.
Neeson is again solid as a man with faults he must overcome to save those around him.
For the viewer who has thus far found the "Liam Neeson is a broken old man who pummels bad guys" genre to be devoid of any real merit, Non-Stop provides no counter-argument.
He elevates the otherwise B-movie thriller Non-Stop into a tense enough action picture.
The premise is sure-fire, but director Jaume Collet-Serra's grip on the material is not as tight as the cabin pressure; moments of sentiment and unnecessary back story relieve the claustrophobia and stall the momentum.
The structure here is familiar, with various smaller twists and red herrings eventually leading to a big reveal of the true villain and his motives. In this case, that climax elicits more of a shrug than a gasp.
Rarely as compelling as its premise might've indicated...
Neeson effectively redeems the potentially ludicrous murder mystery set aboard an airplane during a transatlantic flight with a compellingly gruff performance
Neeson is good but his character in the film is fuzzy and the overall plot makes little sense.
Mostly there's Neeson doing what he does profitably, glaring and growling through tight spots made to seem less preposterous by his presence. Other action heroes are sprier, more handsome or ripped but these days nobody snaps a neck better.
The whole concept to Non-Stop is completely hackneyed and frivolous, but remains compelling given the fast paced, guessing game that ensues.
Liam Neeson is at it again in yet another enjoyable, disposable French-produced action flick in which a hapless, dishevelled guy with big personal problems is forced by circumstance to jump, run, growl and shoot people - often all at the same time.
The film reaches stratospheric heights of preposterousness, but the mix of whodunit intrigue, ticking-bomb suspense and pockets of turbulent action is ridiculously enjoyable.
Die Hard on a plane, Neeson's follow-up collaboration with his Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra stages thrilling action setpieces in close confines.
A high-flying whodunit that will keep you guessing until the very end.
Audience Reviews for Non-Stop
Super Reviewer
Jaume Collet-Serra takes a one way trip with Non-Stop.
Seemingly like a run-of-the-mill action thriller, 100 minutes on a plane turns into an engaging mystery. Stymied and silly at times by some plot revelations, Non-Stop manages to keep itself together with an intriguing story backed with a consistent level of suspense; all the way up to the weakest piece of the film known as the conclusion.
There is a fair amount of action; however, fading behind the secrecy of the story, it never amounts to anything memorable.
Liam Neeson has no problems with this type of role, so there are no disappointments to be had. Michelle Dockery and Julianne Moore are next in line for stand out characters.
Put the seat back and take a ride with Non-Stop as it peels back its layers. Enjoy your flight.
Super Reviewer
A riveting thriller that comes apart near its conclusion about a Federal Marshall (Liam Neeson) who boards a flight only to discover that there might not just be a terrorist on board, but that he is being framed for this twisted character's impending actions. For the first two-thirds, this is an engrossing thriller, thanks to another strong performance from Neeson, some great supporting turns, and some excellent character development that goes above the norm in these types of movies. For all the good things this movie has, it is a shame it all comes crashing down violently in its conclusion, with a preposterous twist and a finale that basically defies all physics. Still, it is a fairly enjoyable thriller for what it's worth, it is just too bad it does not end on a definitive note.
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Non-stop is highly preposterous and has some ludicrous plot twists, but it is fairly entertaining thanks to the presence of Liam Neeson and his no non-sense performance that keeps things from getting cheesy and out of hand. The supporting cast is solid too, with the highest profiled being Julianne Moore. There are times in the film when I think they overused elements of the story and would have been better of going with a more traditional approach, but they were going for a new age type thriller here so that's understandable. Ultimately, it is a serviceable, but forgettable Liam Neeson thriller that isn't as good as some of his other recent films in this genre.
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Non-Stop Quotes
- Becca:
- Are you bribing me?
- Bill Marks:
- I'm not hijacking this plane, I'm trying to save it!!!
- Bill Marks:
- I hate flying. The lines. Thew crowds. The delays.
- Jen Summers:
- I always kinda liked it. Six hours, one seat, nobody can get you.
- Airline Attendant:
- Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome aboardour non-stop service from New York to London.
- Jen Summers:
- Fly much?
- Bill Marks:
- All the time, actually.
- Bill Marks:
- Someone on this flight is threatening to kill someone every twenty minutes unles 150 dollars is transferred to this account number.
- David McMillan:
- We're midway across the Atlantic. How do you kill someone in a crowded plane and get away with that?
- Bill Marks:
- Ladies and gentlemen. I need every passenger to raise their hands above their head.
- Nancy:
- This is a bad idea.
- Austin Reilly:
- Marshal, we have a right to know what the hell is going...
- David McMillan:
- Agent Marks, the account number you gave us is in your name.
- Bill Marks:
- What? That doesn't make any sense
- Bill Marks:
- This is the set up. Something else is going on.
- NY1 Reporter:
- The FBI, the White House and Interpol are confirming reports that an international flight has been hijacked by an air marshal.
- NY1 Anchor:
- Agent Marks, our fighter scort has you in their sights. So you hear me?
- Bill Marks:
- We´re running out of time. Do you hear me?
- Bill Marks:
- I'm not hijacking this plane. I'm trying to save it.
- Jen Summers:
- Do you fly much?
- Bill Marks:
- All the time, actually
- Jen Summers:
- Did you just call me Ma'am?
- Bill Marks:
- We're running out of time! Do you hear me?
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