Nonureva Really Surprised!

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Iseerphia All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Myriam Nys A commercial airplane flies peacefully through the skies on its way to Japan. Suddenly it is hit by an advanced missile, shot by the Navy as part of a military exercice. While the remaining passengers and crew fight for their survival, those responsible for the strike begin to realize that they made a costly mistake which is NOT going to look good on their resume...An airplane disaster movie notable mainly a) for its convincing (and deeply terrifying) depiction of an airplane disaster and b) for its deeply pessimistic view of humanity. The plot overflows with people worrying not about the disaster, but about the way the disaster, and its legal aftermath, is going to influence their career, status or financial well-being. As a result the poor survivors trying to keep the plane from crashing have to fear more from their fellow men than from gravity. One can dismiss all of this as the paranoid fantasies of a hack writer, but I for one would not be surprised to discover that there have been real-life incidents involving a pretty similar mix of incompetence, callousness and malevolence... Like I've said, there are some well-done and memorable scenes of chaos and destruction, following the moment where the missile shot two giant holes in the airplane. Not a movie for those who are afraid of flying or afraid of tiny, enclosed spaces...Finally, one should not watch "Mayday" for the quality of its screenplay, its dialogue or its acting. I've noticed a few actors and actresses whose nearest and dearest should have staged an intervention before things went south. ("Yes, dear, we know you've enrolled in acting academy, but the world needs good wedding cake bakers and great-uncle Marcus is looking for an assistant. He could teach you everything there is to know about marzipan roses. There's good money in wedding cakes and... Now don't start crying, dear, you know that's not going to help anybody.")

dcheng-7 I don't believe a missile test conducted by the Navy can make a mistake like that.I don't believe the Navy would attempt to cover the mistake by destroying the plane, particularly so many witnesses around.I don't believe the Airline boss and the Insurance manager would try to crash the plane for the sake of money.I don't believe anyone could survive after the plane was hit by the missile, let alone dogs.I don't believe a weekend driver could drive the plane safely back to ground. I don't believe anyone would write a script like that.I don't believe that Lu can still look so pretty, despite her age.I don't believe.....................

hicuff@aol.com This movie wasn't as bad as the previous reviewer made it out to be. As a matter of fact, it was better than most airplane disaster movies. I thought the insurance agent was believable, and what she and the airline executive tried to do was pretty disgusting. The movie also showed what kind of crap the government tries to pull with it's drone testing and lack of compassion for people in trouble. The movie also showed the compassion of some people towards others and what can happen when you don't follow directions. The ending was pretty exciting and when the movie was over my husband and Iturned to one another and said "that wasn't a bad movie at all".

pawdog-1 For most people who would not know all the details of explosive decompression, etc. it was believable. The abrupt ending however, felt strange, as you did not get to enjoy the usual nitty-gritty mess that would ensue after something like this. However, later I saw that it made the movie more memorable by not continuing into the followup scenario. The most scary thing was the attitude of the company and insurance executives and the military machine, which I think are closer to the truth than most people will want to believe. Another notable aspect was the role of human error in the disaster. Maybe after Katrina people will be more able to believe how true that is, and will always be. These messages of truth embedded within this film are really what make it worth watching. Whether these messages will get through to people who only see it as an airplane disaster movie is doubtful however. The fact that it wasn't a Hollywood movie made it easier to relate to. Aidan Quinn reminded me of Mel Gibson.