Passengers 2008

Amy Nicholson, Boxoffice Magazine: In addition to aspiring to be a sensitive portrait of emotional healing, it's also a supernatural mystery, a romantic comedy, a family weepy and a corporate conspiracy drama. One plot might have satisfied audiences; fractions won't. Read more

Ben Lyons, At the Movies: Even though Anne Hathaway is good, it's no reason to get really emotionally invested in her quest Read more

Joshua Katzman, Chicago Reader: The surprise ending isn't as shocking as those of Jacob's Ladder or The Sixth Sense -- two stellar examples of the genre -- but it's still dramatically potent. Read more

Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times: It's a long ride to a familiar destination. Read more

Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: The actors make a noble effort, but Passengers turns out to be just another dud in the genre of revisionist mysteries that have been messing with our heads since Haley Joel Osment saw dead people. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Did Hathaway know when she signed to this that it would be released just in time to embarrass her during her accolades for Rachel Getting Married? Read more

Justin Chang, Variety: This middlebrow tone poem aims for ambiguity but often veers into soporific, suspending answers (and often, viewer interest) en route to an ending that explains all. Read more

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: The biggest shock (aside from seeing how arbitrarily movies are chosen for theatrical release) is provided by an intrusively blown newspaper. Read more