Mel Gibson Glides ‘Flight Risk’ Into Enjoyable, B-Movie Territory
Its modesty comes across refreshingly, especially when compared with some of the other films Gibson has directed, epics like ‘Braveheart,’ ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ and ‘Apocalypto.’

For the first time since 2016’s “Hacksaw Ridge,” Mel Gibson again dons his director’s hat with the new thriller “Flight Risk,” out in theaters Friday. An enjoyable if standard B movie that takes place almost entirely on a small plane, it stars Mark Wahlberg as a contract killer, Michelle Dockery as a federal marshal, and Topher Grace as an accountant coerced into being a government witness in an upcoming trial against a mob boss.
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