Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

gashmanflirty Am not gonna lie, i love this film because it shows Kiefer Sutherland developing the talent he would need for 24- in terms of his emotional acting skills. But the film itself is a small gem. There's just something about that makes me watch it every once in a while & that time was 13/05/2011. Like Jack Harris's struggle to cope with the situation & its just great to see Kiefer act, his voice, perks of the way he acts, things he does- everything just does it. A hard days work & i was in the mood to watch it. There's just a determination inside of the film that you appreciate. But yeah, Kiefer Sutherland and the actors around him did a good job. Its clearly a low budget film but the storyline and how it all takes places more than compensates. This isn't a film about big bangs and special effects: its about showing acting quality and giving great performances. Also there are small touching moments that all add- with a good soundtrack that aids the emotion. This film isn't about any one scene.

davidegede_744 I am no air controller. Have'ent got any idea of that business. But the set looks like scraps from old 60's movies. The music sounds like a keyboard, and is genuine not that good. The cast does not shine, it looks like amateur night at the theater. Including Kiefer. The plot circles around little green dots on a round screen, and a whole lot of talk.Why should I care, there is no deeper investigation in human nature, just blah blah blah. Jack is a haunted man, but why, non of it was his fault, man take a bow and yawn. 2 out of 10. The 2 star goes to the mechanic!! Yes I am a Trekie.

mark-1306 I'm currently in process to become an air traffic controller, so I'm at the point where I devour anything relating to ATC. I don't need to write anything else about the inaccuracies in the movie, as a couple of former ATC's have done that. The phraseology, the scopes, the sets - they're pretty far from the real thing.What I'd like to do, however, is talk about what I found *right* about the movie. There are three pretty big things that I felt get across the overall theme of ATC: 1) When Kristy Swanson's character starts screwing up after first plugging in, Kiefer's character plugs in with her. After saving her butt, he goes into a discussion of how to look at the scope. In your mind, you need to turn this 2D display into a 3D representation. Then, you use the information you have about each aircraft - its speed, altitude, and direction - to see and resolve conflicts ahead of time.I felt that was a pretty accurate description of what's going through a controller's mind when he's looking at the scope.2) The bit by the young "hotshot" controller, where he talks about how controllers view airplanes, is pretty spot on. You can't view them as individual airplanes full of hundreds of people - you need to detach yourself from that completely, or otherwise you'll go crazy with the pressure. I've talked with many controllers, and they each use different methods. Some picture empty airplanes in their mind, some just see "targets", some view them as math problems to solved, as is the case in the movie.3) The constant battle of safety vs. budget. If you look at today's FAA, they have slashed controller pay, forced out the more experienced higher-paid controllers, blown billions on failed technology upgrade projects, and generally made a mess of things. The facility where I'm being assigned to has constant equipment failures, mainly because the equipment in question is over 30 years old. Miami Center's Oceanic sector - which covers the entire strip of ocean from Miami to the Dominican Republic - has frequent radar outages which take days to fix.And as traffic increases more and more every year, there are fewer controllers to guide them. Everyone will tell you that ATC is a stressful job, and that you need to unplug every time knowing you had 100% accuracy. Now imagine forcing someone to work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week under that pressure. That's the reality at the world's busiest facilities - like Atlanta Center - which are understaffed. Take a look at what happened with that fatal ComAir crash in Kentucky. The tower was short staffed, so they only had 1 controller on duty instead of the required two. 50 people died as a result.And through every error, the FAA always says: "Safety was never compromised". For that reason, I found the conflicts between the working controllers and the management to be pretty realistic. The controllers want things to run safely, whereas the management wants to cut corners and boost their own careers.Think about that the next time you fly.

Tom DeFelice ...judging from "Ground Control", a near infinite number.There is the brilliant hero whose career is shattered by an accident he could not stop. There is the crusty, but likable boss running the day-to-day work, who will do anything to get, his friend, the hero to go back to the only job he was meant to do. There is the ambitious female executive who will cut any corner to make the higher-ups promote her. There is the affable engineer who with little money to work with, uses his brains and talent to keep the equipment working; all the while fighting the powers-that-be for enough cash to keep everything functioning. There is the hotshot controller with a constant stick of gum in his mouth who considers the hero a has-been that doesn't belong; but comes to respect him for his work. There is the safety guy, who has given up on being a real man and only nit-picks in order to destroy the other controllers. There is the new girl, mousy and afraid, who by the end becomes confident and...takes of her glasses to reveal a beautiful woman. There is...You get the point. The story is as original as the characters. The production is good and very professional. The pacing fine. The acting is fine. All in all, an okay film with a company of likable actors and okay (if modest) special effects. Just don't see it after you've seen "Airplane!".