StudioCanal, Silver Pictures, Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE),

Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy, Anson Mount, Corey Stoll, Linus Roache, Nate Parker, Jon Abrahams, Omar Metwally


Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is a US Air Marshall on board a flight to London far out over the Atlantic, when he starts getting text from a terrorist who claims to be on the plane, and threatening that someone will die every 20 minutes until one and a half million dollars are deposited into a bank account. But not only does Bill have his share of unresolved issues, there seems to be a lot more going on that meets the eye. This is suspenseful cat and mouse game as Bill tries to convince his superiors that there is a threat, all the while trying to solve the ever changing puzzles that are in front of him.

I’m really getting to think that Liam Neeson is one of the best actors today. I can think of anyone else who can carry a suspenseful airplane drama like he can. We’ve seen a lot of dramas set inside the captive area of an airplane cabin, but none just like this. It’s “Non-stop” action and suspense all the way through. There are so many twists and turns all the way through. Julianne Moore has a smaller, but really interesting role as well, and it was a great addition to the cast. The rest of the people were also very good, so all in all it’s a good script and a very fast paced thriller. I really enjoyed this film, and I would recommend it to fans of great action and suspense.

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** Fred Claus (2007)

Warner Bros. Pictures, Silver Pictures, David Dobkin Productions

Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Kevin Spacey, Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Banks, Ludacris, Rachel Weisz, John Michael Higgins

Nicholas Claus (Paul Giamatti) had an older brother Fred (Vince Vaughn). Now Fred was happy to have a little brother, but unfortunately Nick was perfect and Fred just couldn’t keep up with him. Then when they made little Nick a saint, it was more then Fred could handle. So he went off on his own, shunning the family business and basically hating everything that had to do with Christmas. But one of Fred’s scams gets him in serious trouble, and he needs to humble himself to ask little brother for a loan, but Nick only will give him the money if he comes up and earns it by working at the North Pole for a few weeks. Of course he’s going to try to win him over, much to the chagrin of everyone else including Mrs. Claus. But there’s more going on as well. In an attempt to help Santa, and miserable old guy named Clyde is trying to close down the North Pole for good, and he’s trying to use Fred to sabotage Santa. Can Santa and Fred come together and learn enough from each other to save the workshop?

This is one of my favorite fairly recent Christmas films. It was missed by many people because it appeared to be too silly, but it’s really got a lot of heart. I loved Paul Giamatti as Santa. He really did a great job of playing the jolly old elf. Also, Kevin Spacey was really good. If there is a weak link, it’s probably Vince Vaughn, as he has a one dimensional character for sure. He’s pretty much played the same guy in every movie he’s been in, but in this one it kinda works. He’s a decent guy who just has never been able to compete with his stunning little brother. We can feel his pain. With other actors such as Miranda Richardson, Rachel Wisz, Kathy bates, and Ludicris, how can you go wrong? (Ludicris is really hysterical as DJ Donnie, rock master of the elves workshop)

I really enjoyed this film when I originally saw it in the theater way back in 2007, and it was nice to watch it again. I really enjoyed it.

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