Flight Risk” is not “plane” awful, it just never gains enough “attitude” to make it interesting. This high-flying tale of an Air Marshall (Michelle Dockery), a captured fugitive (Topher Grace) and a maniacal killer (Mark Wahlberg) has the kind of action and unrealistic banter that would be good enough for an

Before you accuse me of spoiling the movie, did you really not see any of this coming? I think you will be surprised that Mel Gibson directs this film. It’s almost like he’s sharpening his directing skills (since Heartbreak Ridge) in preparation for a much bigger film.

Director Mel Gibson probably made Flight Risk with Netflix’s “90-minute movies” slot in mind (in fact he overshot – it lasts 91 minutes). It hits the spot of “escapist no-brainer action flick” by being lean,

In "Flight Risk," Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace star in what Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy calls a truly forgettable thriller-comedy.

The title sounds like a film from the ‘90s and so does the premise. At 91 minutes, Flight Risk is an efficient little campy thriller that mostly delivers what it promises. Even with the short run time, there are moments when one’s attention flags, but then one can jump right back into the movie and none is the wiser.

Michelle Dockery is much too regal to let this come in her way. But given the thin ground that controversy-prone Gibson is on, he could have avoided this.

Mark Wahlberg's assassin attempts to bump off Topher Grace's informant mid-flight in Mel Gibson's thriller. Read the Empire review.

Although it's mostly set high above the mountains of Alaska, the crime drama "Flight Risk" cannot be said to soar.

I hate to give Mel Gibson any praise or a compliment of any kind these days, but the guy knows how to direct a movie. As displayed in the trailer

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I notice that I’ve given a “C” rating to every movie I’ve reviewed in 2025. That’s four straight times I’ve basically said that the movie, while not worth writing off entirely,

“Flight Risk” is rated R for violence and language. Its running time is 91 minutes.

I notice that I’ve given a “C” rating to every movie I’ve reviewed in 2025. That’s four straight times I’ve basically said that the movie, while not worth writing off entirely, isn’t worth recommending.