Film Preview: The Captain (2019)

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(October 20, 2019) Original

Release Date:

October 18, 2019

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Directed by Andrew Lau, the film is based on a real-life incident in May 2018, when the cockpit windshield of a Sichuan Airlines flight shattered while the plane was flying 30,000 feet above the Tibetan Plateau. The co-pilot was sucked halfway out of the cockpit and passengers started losing consciousness due to low pressure, but the captain managed to land the plane safely.”

Poster Rating: C / C+ / D (9)

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Review: (#1) An extreme close-up that wants to be a great American poster design, but isn’t. (#2) The structure is familiar, though the color scheme isn’t typical of this type of design, which sets it somewhat apart from its contemporaries. (#3-#11) These action-heavy character designs are screenshots from the film itself with cheap lettering and a blocky structure.

Trailer Rating: B-

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Review: This garden variety airplane disaster flick wants to be all about the excitement, but never thinks about drawing in an audience interested in the safety of the lives at risk within the framework of the plot.