History Film / Flightplan2005

* VoodooShark: The very few times there is an explanation as to what exactly is going on in the story and why seems to only open the door for more questions. For instance, [[spoiler:how did the villains know that Kyle would fly to the States to bury her husband instead of cremating him? How did they know that she would go to the corrupt morgue director? How did they get on the plane in the first place and so on? Just who exactly was the psychopathic Carson and how deep did the relationship between him and Stephanie go?]] The movie never explains any of these major questions at all.

* JustPlaneWrong: Yeah, aircraft windshields don't shatter like that, otherwise the pilots would be in [[FlechetteStorm grave danger]] if they ever did. There's also the fact that Kyle is stated to know the insides of the plane because she is a propulsion engineer, which is not correct at all, as they work on the engines on the wings. The correct position would be avionics engineer. It also stretches credibility for even a 400 passenger or so plane that there would be so much space left in the depths of the plane they are normally are normally tight and packed.

* JustPlaneWrong: Yeah, aircraft windshields don't shatter like that, otherwise the pilots would be in [[FlechetteStorm grave danger]] if they ever did. There's also the fact that Kyle is stated to know the insides of the plane because she is a propulsion engineer, which is not correct at all, as they work on the engines on the wings. The correct position would be avionics engineer.

* BittersweetEnding: In a sense. [[spoiler: Kyle has found her daughter Julia alive and cleared her name. And Carson [[HoistByHisOwnPetard has been blown up by the very bomb he planted for this conspiracy]]. All the passengers are safe, and the remaining accomplices of the conspiracy are being interrogated. But this is also a hollow victory, as the passengers feel guilty at having earlier cheered on [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Carson]] for arresting [[HeroWithBadPublicity Kyle]]. They'll have to live with the regret that their [[ApatheticCitizens apathy]] nearly cost a little girl and her mother their lives. And at the end of the day, Kyle's husband is truly dead. But as a small token of apology, one of the passengers Kyle wrongfully accused earlier helps her with her luggage.]]

* [[spoiler: The movie also tricks the viewer into thinking that it's a simple kidnapping/ransom movie. It actually turns out that the protagonist is being targeted and terrorized by a psycho (one who has a deceptive social position, as usual) for self-serving reasons]].

: BaitAndSwitch: If one were to assume that the interpretation that Kyle's daughter has been kidnapped is correct, the movie seems to be building on a typical ransom/extortion situation. [[spoiler:It turns out that ''Kyle'' is the actual target and Julia was just collateral damage needed to manipulate her mother]].

8: BaitAndSwitch: If one were to assume that the interpretation that Kyle's daughter has been kidnapped is correct, the movie seems to be building on a typical ransom/extortion situation. [[spoiler:It turns out that ''Kyle'' is the actual target and Julia was just collateral damage needed to manipulate her mother]].

** If one were to assume that the interpretation that Kyle's daughter has been kidnapped is correct, the movie seems to be building on a typical ransom/extortion situation. [[spoiler:It turns out that ''Kyle'' is the actual target and Julia was just collateral damage needed to manipulate her mother]].

** For a modern comparison, the ''entire'' film follows the exact same plotline of ''[[Film/Breakdown]]''.

** For a modern comparison, the ''entire'' film follows the exact same plotline of ''[[Film/Breakdown Breakdown]]''.