Clint Eastwood can have hit and misses in his films but over the years he has been tackling true events stories from recent years and portraying them in a way that feel very real and unbiased. Is his latest film a hit? Tom Hanks is always a likable actor and most characters he plays are always likable and here, its no different. We follow the story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River in 2009. 

What really caught my attention was how this movie really focuses more on the aftermath of the plane crash than the actual crash itself. We do get the see the crash but it is much later than I would've expected, where most movies would have something like this as the first scene of their film. A lot of this movie is about the aftermath drama as companies are looking for a person to put the blame on this as you watch as Sully tries to defend himself. Of course the situations are never that simple as the people after him really try to pick everything apart to find every flaw that they could use to blame him.

My only complaint about the film is that I felt that it would've been better told if all the even were in chronological order. I understand why flashbacks and past experiences are shown as it takes a break from certain scenes but most of the time I like to see things play out one after another.  This movie has a number of flash backs including the plane landing and even dream sequences showing what could have happened if things didn't go the way they did. Not many movies take the time to dive in this much to a situation and it was nice to see that here. 

Sully's biggest strengths was the runtime. The movie isn't that long and is paced in a way that could've been misused very easily if they wanted to extend the time. It feels way to early to say if this film will carry on to the Oscars season, because a Clint Eastwood true even story seems like a movie that would be, but regardless this a good movie and I would say one of the better ones of  this year. I think it will be best to catch this film in a matinée price if you are looking for a good drama that isn't just about the action set piece of the film.  

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