Plot Summary
Dan, a repossession agent, has been billed by Tony Williams, the father of the man whose death Dan blames himself for, to find his daughter Anne, a missionary doctor who is now lost in the Columbian jungle. What’s more is Dan used to be in love with Anne, and now she’s on the run, with a struggling Christian village, from ruthless drug lords. Dan, an agnostic, must take on the impossible task of airlifting an entire village out of a remote jungle area in order to fulfill his mission. In the end, Dan will have to decide what he really believes about God and life.
Production Quality (2 points)
Even in its last stages, Worldwide Pictures always set the tone for Christian movies in their era, the late 90s and early 2000s. For an independent action film, the production of Last Flight Out is quite good. The camera work is solid, including angles in action scenes, as well as video and sound quality. The props are well utilized and realistic. While the sets and locations are limited, they are used very well. The only issues to bring up here are some poorly edited sequences that tend to isolate the audience and some slightly cheap special effects. There are multiple very small issues here that keep this production from being all that it could be. But overall, Last Flight Out continues its theme of top quality production.
Plot and Storyline Quality (1.5 points)
Action adventure plots are hard to create without falling into typical plot clichés. For the most part, Last Flight Out avoids textbooks errors. The dialogue is realistic and to the point, yet it does not develop the characters to their fullest potential. This is a shame, since there are few characters that carry the whole plot. Realistic events occur throughout the film. The overall story is also very linear with too many filler scenes. There is nothing inherently wrong with the plot—it’s just very simplistic and straightforward. Action adventure plots need to be dynamic, with twists and turns. While Last Flight Out has an acceptable plot, it doesn’t breach the above average threshold.
Acting Quality (3 points)
For such a small cast, it is highly professional. The actors and actresses are obviously well coached and know what they’re doing. Emotional delivery is believable and spoken lines are authentic. There are no negative points to raise here.
Conclusion
Last Flight Movie was so close to the Hall of Fame. Had it a more dynamic plot and\or slightly better production, it would have been placed on it. The unfortunate thing is that this was Worldwide Pictures’ last film to date. They stopped just when they were getting good. The flagship nonprofit, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, however, is still in existence, and it seems like a good time in Christian films to start back up again. They really had something going in this early era of Christian movies, so we challenge them to use their perhaps now better resources to put out another evangelistic screenplay for all to see. The Christian movie scene needs more quality voices, which was something Worldwide was back in its time.
Final Rating: 6.5 out of 10 points
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