The alternations between reality and illusion could have been intriguing but the filmmaker doesn't want to go on that track at all.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 9, 2019

It's always a bad sign in a thriller when the big reveal is greeted by hoots of derisive laughter.

| Original Score: D | Sep 1, 2011

A disposable B-movie without much excitement or ingenuity.

| Original Score: C | May 4, 2006

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 1, 2006

[Foster's] such a valuable commodity that I wish she'd spend her time making better movies.

| Sep 28, 2005

We're starkly reminded that there's nothing quite so fickle as paranoia, and that some people are never more persuasive than when they're out of their minds.

| Sep 27, 2005

Can she escape his clutches, find her child and solve the mystery? And do we care?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 27, 2005

I do think this is a solid thriller for our times.

Full Review | Sep 26, 2005

Flightplan should have remained grounded for repairs.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 26, 2005

When all is said and done, it builds to a climax so tedious the only mystery is how big a yawn will be generated by the endgame theatrics.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 24, 2005

One of those thrillers that pivots around the question of how daring -- or how focus-group cautious -- we suspect the filmmakers will turn out to be.

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 24, 2005

Succeeds admirably, both as a sophisticated psychological thriller and as an example of, if not great art, then superb craftsmanship.

| Sep 23, 2005

A more than decent thriller.

Full Review | Sep 23, 2005

Not worth the trip.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 23, 2005

Just another thriller with too much plot.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 23, 2005

Foster's cobalt-blue eyes and pale, pointy features have rarely been used to such ambiguous effect. Is she the hardest or the most hurt-looking woman you've ever seen?

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 23, 2005

It's a tense, concise and elegantly shot film that creates a sense of menace from the very beginning - - and in a way that's unusual.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 23, 2005

Here's the plan the writers came up with to handle the obstacles between their story and plausibility: Ignore them.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 23, 2005

There's so little reason behind the plot that it's hard to focus on Foster's fierce performance.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 23, 2005

If you bring an eye mask and a few sleeping pills, you should get through it OK.

Full Review | Sep 23, 2005