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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: A movie so literal that the character who wears an eye patch is named Patch, and where everything that happens is spelled out with the subtlety of a first-grade teacher introducing the alphabet. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: A motorless, rudderless wreck that is top-heavy with cliches. Read more
Mary Brennan, Seattle Times: A ham-fisted movie that doesn't tax your brain with a lot of pesky ideas and three-dimensional characters. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: 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. Read more
Bob Townsend, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: More like a waddling turkey than a soaring bird. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: A sporadically diverting thriller that has the personality of a Diet Coke ad. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A worthy remake. Read more
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: Refreshingly, it's actually about action, albeit arbitrary action, and how it defines us and keeps us alive. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: On its own simple terms, Flight of the Phoenix succeeds. Read more
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: In the end, it may be that man against sand isn't as thrilling as it was back in the day. Read more
Peter Debruge, Miami Herald: In the 2 1/2-hour original, smart dialogue and all-or-nothing acting keep the tension blistering throughout, but in this update, the movie merely seems to be stalling until its final test flight. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: If you've seen the original, there's absolutely no difference in what happens. And very little reason to check it out. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: A painfully incompetent remake of a 1965 James Stewart adventure. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: It seems less a remake than an alternate version. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: A moth-eaten stranded-in- the-desert yarn so manipulative that the involuntary jolts of adrenaline it produces make you feel like a fool. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The new Phoenix lacks the tension, the grim, sado-masochistic Darwinism of the original or the agonizing nuts-and-bolts of the ordeal. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Despite using the same premise and numerous identical plot points, this remake replaces suspense with boredom and witty dialogue with lame lines any self-respecting actor should be embarrassed to utter. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I'm not recommending it for those who know the original, but it might work nicely enough for those who have not. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Resolutely, gloriously old-school in every regard, The Flight of the Phoenix is a reminder that disaster films don't need the threat of global annihilation to be good entertainment. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: It's disaster-by- the-numbers. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: This time out, there's not much out there to look at besides sand, and even it doesn't look real. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: There's nothing like dumbing down a movie grown-ups love so it can be 'sold' to teens who aren't going to go anyway. Read more
Robert Koehler, Variety: Shows both how far Hollywood's tech departments have advanced in 40 years and how shallow the pool of solid action thesps has become. Read more
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: By film's end the adventure appears less a matter of base survival than a beach barbecue gone slightly sour. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: This is high-carb filmmaking at its finest. Read more