Flight of the Phoenix: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 129 reviews

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Scott Brown Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

67

Refreshingly, it's actually about action, albeit arbitrary action, and how it defines us and keeps us alive.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

20

A moth-eaten stranded-in- the-desert yarn so manipulative that the involuntary jolts of adrenaline it produces make you feel like a fool.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

There's nothing like dumbing down a movie grown-ups love so it can be 'sold' to teens who aren't going to go anyway.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post (Top Critic)

This is high-carb filmmaking at its finest.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)

50

A sporadically diverting thriller that has the personality of a Diet Coke ad.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Mark Holcomb Village Voice (Top Critic)

By film's end the adventure appears less a matter of base survival than a beach barbecue gone slightly sour.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Jack Mathews New York Daily News (Top Critic)

50

It seems less a remake than an alternate version.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

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Philip Wuntch Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

59

On its own simple terms, Flight of the Phoenix succeeds.
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Denver Post (Top Critic)

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

I'm not recommending it for those who know the original, but it might work nicely enough for those who have not.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

38

A motorless, rudderless wreck that is top-heavy with cliches.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)

75

Resolutely, gloriously old-school in every regard, The Flight of the Phoenix is a reminder that disaster films don't need the threat of global annihilation to be good entertainment.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Tom Long Detroit News (Top Critic)

25

Despite a basic premise that's ripe with promise, the film leaps way over the top with a key performance while also succumbing to some silly cliches.
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Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

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Robert Koehler Variety (Top Critic)

Shows both how far Hollywood's tech departments have advanced in 40 years and how shallow the pool of solid action thesps has become.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

50

The wonderful character actors in the original ... are succeeded by a fairly anonymous bunch.
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Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

40

The new Phoenix lacks the tension, the grim, sado-masochistic Darwinism of the original or the agonizing nuts-and-bolts of the ordeal.
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Geoff Pevere Toronto Star (Top Critic)

40

This time out, there's not much out there to look at besides sand, and even it doesn't look real.
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Rick Groen Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

38

It's disaster-by- the-numbers.
Full Review » 7 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

38

Despite using the same premise and numerous identical plot points, this remake replaces suspense with boredom and witty dialogue with lame lines any self-respecting actor should be embarrassed to utter.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

The wings of this rebuilt Phoenix have been clipped by generic scripting and a short supply of dramatic tension that goes slack soon after takeoff and never really recovers.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

80

A worthy remake.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

80

Exciting (but intense) adventure for older kids.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

Full Review » 3 years ago