Hey everybody, the latest January dumpster fire (but this time directed by OSCAR-winner Mel Gibson) - Flight Risk - has hit theaters. My main point of curiosity with regards to this movie has been wondering why Mel Gibson, for his next directorial feature, would tackle a B-rate action film like Flight Risk, assuming it isn’t because it’s the only movie he could get because of all the shenanigans. The trailers looked awful and to be honest, I was actually really looking forward to Steven Soderbergh’s new film Presence this weekend instead. But alas, the showtimes didn’t align with my schedule today so instead, I checked out Flight Risk. It’s just as bad as I expected. Listen on to find out why!
Flight Risk:
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Written by: Jared Rosenberg
Produced by: John Davis, John Fox, Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson
Executive Producers: Russell Hollander, Jon Huddle, K. Blaine Johnston, Patrick Josten, Walter Josten, Petr Jákl, Alex Lebovici, Jarrett Mahoney, Ryan Donnell Smith, Christopher Woodrow
Music by: Antonio Pinto
Cinematography by: Johnny Derango
Casting by: Kathy McKee
Production Design by: David Meyer
Costume Design by: Kristen Kopp
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace
Synopsis: A U.S. Marshal escorts a government witness to trial after he is accused of getting involved with a mob boss, only to discover that the pilot who is transporting them is also a hitman that had been sent to assassinate the informant. After they subdue him, they’re forced to fly together after discovering that there are others attempting to eliminate them.
