Rotten
In the end, it may be that man against sand isn't as thrilling as it was back in the day.
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
Flight of the Phoenix
Out of the ashes, hope will rise.
2004 · 1h 53m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
John Moore
Overview
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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30%
Tomatometer
Rotten
By film's end the adventure appears less a matter of base survival than a beach barbecue gone slightly sour.
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
Rotten
The wonderful character actors in the original ... are succeeded by a fairly anonymous bunch.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Other than Dennis Quaid, none of these characters leaves so much as a footprint in the sand. We don't know them. We don't care about them.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
This is high-carb filmmaking at its finest.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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