Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Better Late Then Never

Best movie of this year hands down!

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Many movies have earned the title of "Worst..." acting, directing, writing, casting, or special effects. Well...this one wins in ALL categories. The premise is preposterous. The acting is horrendous. The special effects are non-existent -- and covered up by badly-lit night-time scenes. It's a good thing Elisha Cuthbert grew into a great body, because she couldn't get far with the level of acting here. Joe Mantegna looks like he's trying to find the emergency exit -- from the film! All in all, this would have been a great "After School Movie" designed to empower tweener girls that they, too, can solve all the problems in the world -- world peace, landing airliners, well you get the idea. If I were Joe Mantegna, I'd remove this film from my resume'.

Joe must have needed money for a new car or something.....this by far was the worst movie I ever watched....acting was terrible, writing was so bad.....technical plot was joke.....the child actor was so bad.......the control tower scenes were a Joke....The plane landing without flaps would have been coming in around 3-400 mph......there would have been a ball of fire.......god was this bad. How this got 3 1/2 starts is any body's guess......On top of everything else....a 727 only has three engines.....most of the movie showed a 707.....the producer and director ought to be shot.....who was the technical adviser.....he must fly Cesna 150's......other blooper was the only plane that could have made the transfer is a C-130 with rear cargo door....and the aircraft pictured in the movie didn't resemble it at all......Geez my intelligence has been so insulted.

Elisha Cuthbert is an fantastic actress in this movie, This is the only movie that really made me cry at the end. I was crying with Elisha until the credits The funniest part though was when she was landing the plane and cried "oh s***" right before the plane touched the ground. This is the only film that may not be entertainment to a lot of people, but I cry every time I watch the movie. There isn't anything much more I have to say about the movie but I think If they try the movie again It may be a success with a slightly different storyline. The story line in Airspeed was too predictable and nobody watches predictable. Also they should have added to the ending of at least an hour or two.

Good to see a movie like this, a modern day classic! From the get go you feel an attraction to this film. The filming techniques and feel to it comes very good across to the viewer. The best acting comes from the young girl and the flight controller. I put this movie up there with some of the best, the Exorcist, Some Kind Of Wonderful, and many more. The landing of the plane by the young girl, is awesome, you really feel like its real. The shots of the runway on approaching are amazing, I have seen a lot of airplane movies, but none with this kind of unique imagery, closeness, amiable characters, moving and thrilling moments and wonder!As time goes on, this movie I believe will stand the test of time as good classics do! I highly recommend it!