If you remember the front page news in the Indian press one January day in 2009, and you can recall your amazement and your wonder at how such a thing could come to pass, this is not a movie you will want to miss. The unprecedented water landing by a commercial airliner and the subsequent rapid evacuation and rescue of its passengers was "the best news that New York had heard in a long time - especially where airplanes were concerned".
Clint Eastwood's taut script and unerring directorial hand, and Tom Hanks' restrained portrayal of a skilled pilot wondering whether he had made a terrible mistake, make this a remarkable 96-minute telling of a 208-second flight and a 24-minute rescue. An absolute must for pilots, Clint Eastwood fans, Tom Hanks fans, Hudson River fans, and just about everybody else.
Although "Sully" is more like a documentary than a standard disaster film, it is still one of the best-made movies I have seen this year.
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