Michelle Dockery is cast as an Air Marshal, who’s assigned to accompanying a mob witness to trial (Topher Grace). Their flight across the Alaskan wilderness soon turns dangerous when the pilot’s true identity is revealed (Mark Wahlberg). Almost all of this takes place on the small plane, so it’s up to director Mel Gibson to make the thrills take flight. First, there’s lots of stupidity in the script, which simply can’t be overcome. Dockery does OK as the one in charge and Grace brings his comic ability to make his character enjoyable. Wahlberg goes all out to create a creep, but his over-the-top performance is an embarrassment. Even though he’s supposed to be balding, the first scene without his cap clearly shows the shaved hairline. Obs, Gibson is versed in going too far, so he certainly gets some of the fault. If you give in to the cheesy aspects and want a mindless thriller, this isn’t horrible. 
(2 / 5)
