Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
5 |
Because I had, in a sense, already seen this movie, it didn't have surprises or suspense for me, and the actors on their own aren't enough to save it. I'm not recommending it for those who know the original, but it might work nicely enough for those who have not. |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
4 |
...a motorless, rudderless wreck that is top-heavy with cliches. |
E!
|
4 |
It's like Lost in the middle of the desert but without the smart mystery, compelling characters and strange monster. |
filmcritic.com
David Levine |
4 |
Unlike the outcome of the fabled Phoenix, this story cannot resurrect itself. |
TV Guide
Ken Fox |
4 |
The first-act crash is admittedly spectacular and the ending adequately suspenseful, but what comes between is disappointingly routine and completely lacks the kind character complexity that made the original a thrill every step of the way. |
Reel
Sarah Chauncey |
5 |
Of course Flight of the Phoenix isn't a good movie. Duh. Did anybody really think it would be? |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
5 |
...not only reductive but irrelevant too. |
Entertainment Weekly
Scott Brown |
7 |
This sandy remake sets down squarely on the funway. |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
2 |
...a moth-eaten stranded-in-the-desert yarn that throws in every cheap trick in the manual to pump up your heartbeat, is so manipulative that the involuntary jolts of adrenaline it produces make you feel like a fool. |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
8 |
This sturdy remake soars again with a new cast of passengers. |
People
Leah Rozen |
6 |
...a competent update... |
LA Weekly
Chuck Wilson |
5 |
...hits all the appropriate marks, but, in the end, it may be that man against sand isn't as thrilling as it was back in the day. |
Village Voice
Mark Holcomb |
4 |
Yet in spite of the many incentives to bail out, the impulse to stick around long enough to see the castaways' jerry-rigged airplane take off is as overwhelming as jaded disappointment is assured. |
Onion AV Club
Scott Tobias |
4 |
The filmmakers seem so worried about boring the audience that they'll contrive anything for a cheap jolt, including electrical storms that pound the metal aircraft and shadowy nomads toting machine guns. |
Maxim
Paul Ulane |
3 |
If you're scared to death of heights, planes, or bad movies, we strongly recommend you skip Flight of the Phoenix. |
Premiere
Jessica Letkemann |
6 |
Ultimately, Flight of the Phoenix is like one of those silly movies where the good guys are in a submarine facing enemy fire, the engines are shot, and the mechanic just died. You know they'll make it out of there, but you can't help but stick around to see who gets killed off and how they make their escape. |
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt |
7 |
Effective action, solid suspense, excellent Ribisi, plus enough clichés to equal the grains of Gobi sand that fill the screen. |
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