Ground Control
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Movie Reviews of Ground Control
Movie Review: If you are a pilot or controller this is the funniest movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an air traffic controller and this movie is a comedy to me. It is so far removed from reality it is absolutely hysterical. This movie makes "Pushing Tin" look like a documentary. I think airline pilots will also be highly entertained by the flight sequences....especially where the airplane transforms into at least 3 different types during the flight. The only thing in the movie that is realistic is the different ways controllers handle stress. The rest of the stuff....equipment, procedures, phraseology is total fantasy. People in the aviation industry will love it as a comedy, while people not in the know seem to enjoy it as a drama.Movie Review: Stressful Control Tower.!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a great entertaining drama,.or intended so,.But trust me, in reality things Won't happened that way in an aircraft,.I know, I have flight attendant training,.but nevertheless this movie is real good, Sutherland plays this air traffic controller hunted by incidents of the past, the tension at the control tower is quite convincing,.if you are into disaster movies, this one is quite there,.I would add it to my collection.Movie Review: Kiefer Sutherland Keeps Control of "Ground Control"
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not a ground controller, so I won't even try to analyze the technical aspects of this movie. I fully admit that I purchased "Ground Control" mainly because Kiefer Sutherland is the star and I love his acting. Even in movies that aren't the "best", Kiefer always delivers a fine performance, and "Ground Control" is no exception. I could list some negatives about the movie, such as the inclusion of Kristy Swanson in the cast. This woman adds nothing to the plot and isn't the least bit convincing, except when it becomes obvious that she has her eye on Jack (Kiefer)and follows him around, even during what should be private moments for him. Nothing personal against Kristy, but most of her contribution could have ended up on the cutting room floor and it would have been no loss. Kiefer Sutherland, however, proves again what a versatile actor he is as the tormented Jack Harris, a top notch ground controller, who years later, still feels responsible for a crash that was not his fault. Now, as a favor to his friend, Jack comes to lend a hand at Phoenix ground control, and soon finds himself in an all too familiar situation. This movie would fall apart if Kiefer Sutherland had not been in the role of Jack Harris. This is Kiefer's movie all the way, and every facial expression and word and action is totally Kiefer. He had me thoroughly convinced of what Jack Harris had gone through, and was still going through. I actually learned a lot from this movie. I learned that being a ground controller is NOT a cushy job, and the controllers who keep thousands of planes safe every day are more often than not overworked and in danger of burnout.....but they keep going. I know I couldn't be that dedicated......this is not a job I could handle. I give "Ground Control" high marks. Sure, it may not fit the definition of "award winning", but Kiefer Sutherland plows through the weaknesses of the film and he simply makes it work!Movie Review: Who's Got the Ground Control
Summary: 4 Stars
Not the action packed thriller, but a great character study into the life of an air traffic controller, after having lost a plane due to no fault of his own. Jack Harris, is called back to duty after 5 years, when an old friend needs help. Can he pull the job off?I found this film to start off ok, then move into slow gear for awhile while giving the viewer an idea about what Jack Harris is thinking and going through. The whole, I want to be doing this, but having the fate of hundreds of people on your shoulders holding you down. Then the film drags you for a climatic, finale.
Movie Review: Suprised that I enjoyed it
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband was just going in to Air Traffic Control when I bought this for him and he was already a pilot, so the movie held a lot of interest for him and the portrayal of things was realistic, according to him, except for the situation itself probably wouldn't happen. I don't know anything about planes, but I found the storyline captivating. If you are in ATC or you've watched it and loved it, it may be a fun movie to own, but if you are just wanting to watch it for the first time and have no special interest, I would just rent it.