Review

Weir returns to form with this unnerving character study, reminiscent of the director's more complex Australian works. Bridges is remarkable as an airplane crash survivor who undergoes a dramatic change of personality. Having saved several lives on the plane, Bridges begins to assume a Christ-like persona as he moves further away from his loved ones and forms a bond with another survivor (Perez in an unexpectly controlled and riveting performance), a mother whose two-year-old died in the crash. Perez and Bridges' scenes together possess a rare intensity, and both actors are the driving force of the film. Weir is successful in both examining the damaged psyches of his characters, and keeping a firm hand on an extremely well-directed crash sequence, told mostly through flashback.