There are times in a suspense flick when we have a hunch as to what is going on, but that is not the case with Flightplan. In fact, you question if the main character, Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster) is a reliable source and wonder if she isn’t making the whole thing up! The point is you never really know who to believe, which makes for on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense movie.

When the movie opens we learn that Kyle Pratt’s (Jodie Foster) husband has died, but the purposely choppy flashbacks make it difficult to decipher if he was murdered or committed suicide. Throughout the movie, but especially at the beginning, the scenes shot during cold, cloudy and gray weather adding to the somber mood and depression of Pratt. Pratt and her husband worked as engineers in Berlin, so to transport her husband back to New York, she must take a flight on a state-of-the-art double-decker plan that Pratt and her husband designed. The plane seems to be a painful reminder to Pratt and her six-year old daughter who is equally upset, but also afraid to be outside of their house. To comfort her, Pratt keeps her daughter isolated to create a feeling of protection. Before the flight takes off, they sneak away to empty seats in the back of the plane to take a nap. When Pratt wakes up, her daughter has disappeared.

Where did she go? Did she ever exist?

Pratt’s search of the two floors of the plan is unsuccessful, so she frantically requests that the crew search the plan. Later, the crew learns that things are not what they seem with Pratt. The crew including Captain Rich (Sean Bean) and Air Marshall Carson (Peter Sarsgaard) sympathize with Pratt’s loss and try to be understanding about the difficulty she is dealing with it, but soon things get out of hand.

Where is her daughter? Did she ever exist? Was she kidnapped as Pratt accuses? If so, do you know who could be in on it? Are you sure? Now, are you sure the daughter really existed? This psychological thriller was directed by Robert Schwentke who does a great job of keeping us on our toes until the end. You never really know who to believe or how it will end, but of course when it does it is dramatic and emotional.

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