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How to evaluate the movie "Captain Sully"

"Sully: Miracle on the Hudson" (English: Sully, also known as Sully: Miracle on the Hudson)[6] is an American biographical drama film released in 2016, directed by Directed by Lin Eastwood and written by Todd Komalnitsky, the plot is based on the novel co-written by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow Adapted from the 2010 biography "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters". The film stars Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Hurt... Starring: Holt McCallany, Jamie Sheridan and Jerry Ferrara. The plot tells that in January 2009, Sullenberger piloted US Airways Flight 1549 and landed on the Hudson River. All 155 passengers and crew members survived. Afterwards, Sullenberger faced media pressure and a series of investigations that followed.

Development of the film began in 2010, when producers Frank Marshall and Eileen Stewart acquired the film adaptation rights to Sullenberger's autobiography "Highest Duty." Starring Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart joined the cast in June and August 2015 respectively. Principal photography for "Captain Sully: Miracle on the Hudson" began on September 28 in New York City, USA. The film was filmed in Atlanta, Los Angeles, North Carolina, Holloman Air Force Base and New Jersey. "Captain Sully: Miracle on the Hudson" was completed on April 29, 2016. Almost the entire film was shot with Arri Alexa cameras.

"Sully: Miracle on the Hudson" premiered at the 43rd Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2016, and was released on September 9 It was released in the United States by Warner Bros. (including IMAX version). The film received mostly positive reviews, with critics mainly praising Tom Hanks' performance and Clint Eastwood's directorial skills, while some critics thought the film was too boring and monotonous. The film's global box office total exceeded $238 million. The film's depiction of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sparked controversy. The American Film Institute (AFI) included it in its top ten films of the year. The Blu-ray and DVD versions of the film were released on December 20, 2016.

"Sully: Miracle on the Hudson" received generally positive reviews from film critics. Among the 292 professional film review articles collected on Rotten Tomatoes, 248 gave positive reviews of "fresh", with a "freshness" of 85% and an average score of 7.2 points (out of 10). The website has a positive rating for the movie. *Intelligence Reviews writes, "Like its inspiring and skilled protagonist, Sully: Miracle on the Hudson capitalizes on the masterful performances of its star and director to pay tribute to everyday heroes. Some Silent Respect", and based on 46 review articles on Metacritic, another film review website, 35 of them were positive, no negative reviews, 11 were mixed reviews, with an average score of 74 (out of 100), and the overall result was "Generally Good review". According to a survey conducted by CinemaScore, the average audience rating was "A" on a scale of A+ to F. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked the film ninth on its list of the top ten films of the year.

Variety magazine's Peter Deberg gave a positive review and praised Tom Hanks' performance, "Hanks' performance is both classic and powerful, and it's fast." , we forget that we are looking at an actor.” IGN's film critic Simon Thompson gave the film a 9 out of 10 rating, calling "Sully: Miracle on the Hudson" a "beautiful and harmonious, remarkable and delicate touching film", and Calling the film "the best performance of Tom Hanks' career". At the same time, Thompson also pointed out that director Clint Eastwood's approach was "beautiful and rich." Manohla Dargis of The New York Times also praised Eastwood's directorial skills, saying the film "won't let you down". Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine gave the film a score of 3.5 stars out of 4, writing that "the film earns your attention and respect through deep exploration" and said " "Captain Sully: Miracle on the Hudson" was "eye-opening."

In contrast, John Anderson of Time Magazine gave a negative review, saying the film was somewhat dull. In addition, he also wrote that although it was eight years apart from the US Airways Flight 1549 incident, the 9/11 attacks still lingered in the movie: the planes flying across the New Jersey skyline were reminiscent of the collapse of the building. That day. Anderson said that all this reveals the film's metaphor for terrorist attacks and the director's dissatisfaction with the future direction of the United States.

J. R. Jones of the Chicago Reader gave it 1 star out of 4, writing, "As in Clint Eastwood's Captain Sully: Hud As shown in "The Miracle on the Hudson", the Miracle on the Hudson is actually not a good subject for a movie." Adam Guwenhan of The Detroit News gave the film a "C+", saying "it's clear from this film that Eastwood is in a hurry to make another film."