After a pilot dies unexpectedly while flying the plane, a passenger is forced to land the plane safely in order to save his entire family.... (Full plot summary below)
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After a pilot dies unexpectedly while flying the plane, a passenger is forced to land the plane safely in order to save his entire family.
Leave your thoughts about On a Wing and a Prayer.
| VarietyTodd GilchristLike “Soul Surfer” before it, On a Wing and a Prayer clearly aims to appeal to audiences seeking faith-based entertainment; but just because its story is based on events that are technically true, that doesn’t mean that ticket buyers should be subjected to a version of them that’s executed too predictably to believe. |
| The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe images portray a weightless crisis, and the film’s emotional narrative feels similarly insincere, with the balance of fate seeming to sway on the placement of a well-timed prayer. |
| RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloThe best preachers always know how to tell a story and tie it back to a Biblical lesson, but director Sean McNamara has less than a youth pastor’s grasp on his main character’s crisis of faith. |
| Screen RantNadir SamaraOn a Wing and a Prayer will certainly find its audience and pays respect to a man who did the impossible, but as a viewing experience, it misses the mark at every turn. |
| Paste MagazineAnna McKibbinThis is the film: Constantly rendered emotionless by decision-making both numbingly predictable and entirely inexplicable. |
| User ReviewFerfishThe movie has a good story but unfortunately gets lots in a heavily religious-themed narrative. Furthermore, as an aviation enthusiast, the CG for the external shots were heavily inconsistent with the real shots. Some the acting is straight dramatic rather one person. Acting wisely in moments of distress. Finally, the main actor is portrayed as dumb in controlling a plane when he already done flying before. |
| User ReviewLuke08Besides all the religious load, the movie brings in the mandatory stuff that you expect from Hollywood and the information gatekeepers. I feel sorry for the talented, charismatic main cast, who just need to make a living and don't have much of a choice nowadays, I guess. |
| User ReviewSegalp007The main story of an unskilled pilot safely landing a plane has its moments (mainly the technical stuff concerning airplane controls and ATC jargon) but the awful schmaltz that passes for acting by the wife and 2 daughters spoiled the movie for me, and I had to resist the temptation to fast forward all the religious overload that just does not allow one to enjoy what could otherwise have been a really well made thriller movie. Dennis Quaid keeps clear of most of the religious treacle, and I did keep thinking back to his role in Independance Day . |
| User ReviewMauro_Lanari(Mauro Lanari) When a director like McNamara competes with the Kendrick Brothers, he makes masterpieces that ridicule films such as "Sully". |
