Flight of the Phoenix
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Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critics What's this?

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto
  • Summary: This action-adventure features a group of air crash survivors who are stranded in the Mongolian desert with no chance of rescue. Facing a brutal environment, dwindling resources and an attack by desert smugglers, they realize their only hope is doing the "impossible": building a new plane from the wreckage. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 28
  3. Negative: 5 out of 28
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    An excellent job of retaining key elements of the original plot but have created a whole new set of characters that gives the film an entirely contemporary feel.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    60
    With his bleached-blond hair, implacable European accent, and nerdy devotion to cool rationality, Ribisi acts like a cross between a young Reich officer and the Comic Book Guy from "The Simpsons," and his unashamed hamminess steals the movie.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    50
    While it certainly looks swell thanks to director John Moore's striking visuals, the wings of this rebuilt "Phoenix" have been clipped by generic scripting and a short supply of dramatic tension.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    38
    This clunky remake can't rise from the ashes, nor would you want it to.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. JaredC.
    9
    Stylishly imperfected with a mess of catagorious amount of flaws deeply researched into. With all its strength, its a fun movie from beginning to end.… Collapse
  2. Tdi7457
    9
    An easily enjoyable remake that wasn't as good as the first, but it still manages to rise as it's own and maintains a sense of drama and suspense that draws you into it… Expand

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