SULLY - A tribute to everyday heroes.

SULLY

This is the story of an everyman pilot named Captain Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger who saved the lives of all those people aboard an Airbus A320 which crash-landed on the Hudson river on Jan. 2009; and the drama that comes after. 

Tom Hanks plays the titular character, while Aaron Eckhart is the co-pilot Jeff Skiles. Both Hanks and Eckhart give an understated, but warm portrayal of the two men responsible for the safety of US Airways Flight 1549.

Director Clint Eastwood presents the film in a simple, minimalistic way without lessening the courage and bravery of the pilots. Eastwood  and cinematographer Tom Stern make very good use of the IMAX technology by making us see the plane, the city, the river on this much bigger scale. They framed the crash landing of the airbus like it's happening before our eyes.

It's compelling, dramatic, with a little bit of comedy. This film is a fitting tribute to our everyday heroes.