Non-stop is non-stop, goofy fun for Liam Neeson fans

Movie Title: Non-Stop

PG-13, 1 hour 50 minutes

Grade: B

In a Nutshell: First of all, that’s a great title for an action movie on an airplane flight. Second, who doesn’t love Liam Neeson? They even featured his butt-kicking awesomeness in the opening sketch of Saturday Night Live this week. Sit down, put your tray tables in the locked position and enjoy the flight. Liam Neeson’s character is a crusty alcoholic with a heart of gold, making his movies their own classic genre.

This goofy suspense thriller takes place at 40,000 feet in the air on a transatlantic flight from New York to London. Liam Neeson plays a U.S. Air Marshal who saves the snakes on a plane…er…um…cells on a plane….or the universe…or something like that. Sure, the plot is implausible, but it’s always fun to watch Liam use his “special set of skills.” Suspend your disbelief. It’s no Taken, but it’s still a fun ride.

Uplifting theme: Spend the extra money on First Class tickets when you’re going on a really long flight. Ha ha

Things I liked:

It was fun to see Downtown Abbey’s rich girl, Michelle Dockery, serving others as a flight attendant.
I love the First Class seats on that plane that lie WAY back, instead of ¾ of an inch like they do in coach. Plus, they had a cool night-light for reading.
I like small details, such as when Bill Marks’ texts got autocorrected as he typed messages.
I really need to learn how to set a stopwatch on my cell phone and/or actual watch.

Things I didn’t like:

As new characters are introduced in the story, everyone looks suspicious. Of course, there’s really no way getting around that in this kind of movie, now is there?
Sometimes I worry that scenes in movies give people bad ideas, like when the Federal Air Marshall tapes up the vents in the bathroom so he can smoke a cigarette. Does that really work?

Funny lines:

“Did you just call me Ma’am?” – Jen Summers
“Sorry about the nose.” – Bill Marks “It was never my best feature.” Agent Marenick
“Next time give me a loaded weapon.” Agent Marenick “Next time don’t get shot.” Bill Marks

Great pickup line response: “Where ya headed?” “Depends.” (Bill Marks to Jen Summers)

Things to look for:

He gets a phone call in the beginning of the movie with a 555 number. Have you noticed that all phone numbers shown in movies begin with 555?

Tips for parents: Julianne Moore is the one with the potty-mouth in the film. Some profanity, fighting, sexual innuendos, and a frisky couple on the plane.