"Sully" 2016 movie review

Captain "Sully" Sullenberger ( Tom Hanks) landed a plane on Hudson in 2009. This is a miracle to happen, he and his second pilot ( Aaron Eckhart) lost two engines on the lowest altitude in history, and still every 155 passengers, including the crew, survived. This is a big event in US history, so there is only one person for the job - Clint Eastwood, who recreated the event so well, that every little detail was counted in and then shown. This movie stands out for me as a great biopic, told in a documentary manner. The drama of this event is very complicated. Sully landed a plane and saved everyone, but there is still doubt that he did a right thing, that didn't try to land in the airport. So the investigation of this water landing is to reveal the true circumstances, which leaded for the decision to land on water. 

This is a story of an old captain, who was a pilot for 42 years. He is experienced professional with a talent to fly. This movie shows what is he going through after the accident. His thoughts, feelings, emotions - this is what the movie is about. And of cause the hearing to determine if he made a mistake. 

The movie gracefully connects the past and present, shows us the link between Sully's thoughts and feelings with the present. This investigation and the accident worries him a lot, he has nightmares, he is under a lot of stress, after all this popularity he gained, and it all influences him. 

All story spins around the investigation and the landing. These events are shown masterfully, this is a good storytelling. Everything felt so natural, due to Tom Hanks's performance you feel like it is happening for real and it is not some action stunt, it is a real life. If you are well familiar with piloting yourself, than you going to love this movie. It is filled with so many technical details and thoughts, that you are going to find it very entertaining. And this movie is not long, only an hour and a half minutes . This a very compact story, but in the same time it is complete and so well told.