In Theaters: Flightplan

Jodie Foster returns to the big screen as a mother in peril at 30,000 feet. Foster plays a recently widowed Engineer that is transporting her husband's body back to the United States via the friendly skies. Foster boards the plane with her daughter, takes a nap and awakens to find her daughter missing. To further complicate the matter no one on the plane remembers her daughter getting on board and as the story progresses everyone starts to question if the daughter ever existed, thereby questioning Foster's sanity. As the story unravels all the questions are answered in a film that welcomes Foster back to the silver screen in style.

First things first, yes the story is basically the same as 1938s "The Lady Vanishes" by Alfred Hitchcock. Yes there are some plot holes and maybe one too many red herrings. Yes the story gets just a touch implausible as the story unfolds. But, there is one more "yes" that makes it a film worth seeing....yes Jodie Foster is still one of the finest actresses in Hollywood. The two time academy award winner brings instant credibility to any role she touches and this one is no different. This film is all about Foster and her undying ability to carry an entire movie by herself, the rest of the cast could have been cardboard cutouts and Foster would have still shined. There is one scene in particular that shows Foster's talents. Its a scene where the camera stays focused on Foster as she pleas for help, she is the only one speaking in the scene and there are no cutaways, just Foster and the camera. It was suspenseful, powerful and engaging all at the same time.

The last time we saw Foster on screen was in "Panic Room", where her and her daughter were trapped in their home during a robbery. Maybe this real life mom is driven to play these roles where her and her children are in peril, I don't know. Whatever the case may be, im glad Foster is back on the big screen.