Tom Hanks. once again. Chelsey ‘Sully’ Sullenberger is an all-American hero, just the way Clint Eastwood likes them. An unassuming, quiet family man of unshakeable beliefs, and an accidental hero who “does the job” when called upon to do so.In a film with an end as well known, the challenge always would have been to bring some newness. Eastwood’s pacing does the trick, but even so, in bits, Sully is a stretch and sometimes rather obvious in its heavy-handed intentions to honour a hero. Even one as celebrated.
The film’s title Sully itself is a hint. Sullenberg called his book Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters.