The Theory of Flight

Name: The Theory of Flight
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: December 23, 1998
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh

1998

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Fine Line Features | Release Date: December 23, 1998 | R

Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh

Summary: A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girlfriend,A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girlfriend, declines but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed. The following events play off the inherent comedy and drama of the circumstances.… Expand

Director: Paul Greengrass

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 101 min

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James Berardinelli

The Theory of Flight is far from a perfect movie, but it offers enough highlights that, on balance, it's worth a recommendation. The solid acting camouflages a great many other deficiencies. Read full review

Jonathan Foreman

Greengrass' direction is uninspired, but there is powerful chemistry between a workmanlike Branagh and (real-life girlfriend) Bonham Carter. And her original, seductive and always believable turn as the difficult-but-lovable Jane raises the movie above all its flaws. [23 Dec. 1998, p.44]

Edward Guthmann

It's a sweet, low-key and satisfying film -- and it deserves a heap of credit for treating its subject with humor and humanity. Read full review

Ray Conlogue

The difficulty with the film starts with the amount of improbability one must swallow. [24 Dec. 1998, p.D10]

Lisa Schwarzbaum

[A] gimmicky actors' holiday. Read full review

Derek Elley

A risky idea only occasionally gets both wheels off the ground in "The Theory of Flight," a sometimes wryly amusing, oftimes dramatically awkward story Read full review

Dave Kehr

Theory of Flight follows the standard inspirational formula. [23 Dec. 1998, p.43]

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