Erin Thomas – Google

Implausible scenario. No explanation as to why a financial company in London would own a two-bit regional airplane in NE Australia (I only saw one) that occasionally did air tours. But mostly flew around taking a dog to a vet after a snake bite, groceries to remote villages and mail drops. The government subsidizes the fuel but otherwise they were on their own. Son of the CEO flies in to audit the biz and sell it and ends up personally involved. His overbearing father treats him like he's about 19 and frankly he acts like it. Insecure and whipped. He did a financial analysis but can't seem to come up with a Plan B to save the airline. He's got 15 min to drain his trust fund (assuming he has one) and buy out his father. Even though it's completely lame, I'm actually rooting for this guy to claim his manhood and tell daddy-o to F off. Go, Will!

I like Edie Falco. She was believable. Her staff was way too stereotypical. The wimpy A-A deputy chief, the young white blond comm director, the hot headed security officer, and the awkward pudgy speechwriter. The corruption all around the flaccid mayor was too pat. The comm director ended up being one of the best detectives of them all. Loved Flaco's ex and the exploration of her relationship with Kiley. The awkwardness was real. The challenge of ethics in Tommy's position was intriguing. I'm sorry it didn't get picked up but most of its main characters would have had to grow a pair. Enjoyed it. Funny, that those who questioned the lesbian story line...maybe she was always gay but denied it. It happens. I am heterosexual and did not have a problem with their kissing scenes. Their awkward banter was realistic as two adults feeling an attraction and trying to ease into more intimate interactions. The writers were very reserved not showing everything (which they also withheld with the mayor and the comm director). Deeper character development would have been good.

Such hamhanded direction from Mr. MacDonald and the chemistry between all these 'A list' actors was nonexistant. I didn't care about any of them. It was as if their scenes were all shot separately and then edited together. No one fed off of anyone else. It was weird. And the dialogue! Oy vey! Cliche, stereotypical. Mirren gets some foul British slang to make her sound like the crusty, tough editor but her heart's not in it. Crowe's greasy long hair. Mashed potatoes and Campbell's chili for dinner? Really? And Rachel McAdams as a cub reporter? Please! She underacted throughout and passively goes along for the ride. Even the foiled assasination at the end was pathetic and unbelievable. This movie could have been so much more with a better script, better direction and better editing. It never comes together because it adds too many details to tell the story and all the loose ends are left...loose. Incredibly unsatisfying ending and one of Affleck's worst performances. It reminds me why I don't think much of his talent. Nice to look at, though. I stuck with it hoping it would get better, but it didn't. Remind me again, why did Jason Bateman talk to Crowe? Yeah, I didn't get that either. And the two researchers...? don't get me started! 🙄