Movie Review: Flight Risk

Flight Risk review: ‘more plot holes than a sieve’

Mel Gibson’s thriller is set almost entirely in the cabin of a plane as it flies over the bleak Alaskan mountains, and that is the best thing about it

Movie Review: Flight Risk

By Bob Garver I notice that I’ve given a “C” rating to every movie I’ve reviewed in 2025. That’s four straight times I’ve basically said that the movie, while not worth writing off entirely, isn’t worth recommending. I even split the review last weekend and gave out two “C” ratings. Director Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” ends the “C” streak. It doesn’t end the streak by earning my recommendation, but by being a movie that I feel is indeed worth wri…

Mel Gibson's 'Flight Risk' Is a Miserable, Mind-Numbing Disaster Made by a Washed-Up Bigot

Aside from Hacksaw Ridge -- directed by Mel Gibson, which we begrudgingly reviewed because it was an Oscar-nominated film starring Andrew Garfield -- we haven't touched a Mel Gibson movie, as actor or director, since 2011's The Beaver. That review,... Read more...

MOVIE REVIEW: It's Hard To Believe Mel Gibson Directed 'Flight Risk'

A pilot transports an Air Marshal accompanying a fugitive to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.There are a coupl...

'Flight Risk' VOD Release Date Revealed

The VOD release date for Flight Risk has been revealed. The film will be available to buy or rent on digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Vudu, and Google Play Movies & TV, starting February 14, 2025. Directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay by Jared Rosenberg, this high-stakes suspense thriller stars Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg as a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) who is accompanying a fugitive (…

At The Movies: Flight Risk • The Western Weekender

Verdict: 3.5/5 Get the popcorn, don’t take things too seriously and strap in for a 90 minute joy flight. That’s the best way to prepare for ‘Flight Risk’, which isn’t about to win any Academy Awards, but serves as an entertaining flick with a touch of tension, and plenty of laughs. The Mel Gibson directed flick stars Michelle Dockery as a US Marshall tasked with escorting a key witness from Alaska back to Seattle. All seems normal when the over-…