‘Flight Risk’: Don’t Risk Wasting Your Time

The poster suggests a “Die Hard on a Plane” scenario, where Wahlberg’s usual everyman saves the day. That would have been a good movie. This is a bad movie.
‘Flight Risk’: Don’t Risk Wasting Your Time
Daryl (Mark Wahlberg) hanging out, in "Flight Risk." Lionsgate
Mark Jackson
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R | 1h 31m | Action, Thriller | 2025

There was an announcement on the screen at the “Flight Risk” press-screening. It read: “From the director of “Braveheart,” “Apocalypto,” and “Hacksaw Ridge.”

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.