fredrikgunerius Review of Falling from the Sky: Flight 174

Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995 TV Movie)

TV movie production values and cheesy sub-plots

[5/10 · 7 August 2023]

The true story about Air Canada Flight 143, which became known as the "Gimli Glider" after the 1983 incident upon which this 1995 film is based, is more or less buried in cheap 1990s TV movie production values, cheesy sub-plots and a slow, slow descent towards the inevitable conclusion. Still, at the core of it all is an interesting movie, it you're patient enough to wait for it. Or rather to edit it out yourself. William Devane's dependability as Captain Robert Pearson provides a solid base when the film otherwise seems clueless and badly paced. Also with Scott Hylands, Shelley Hack, and Winston Rekert.