NON-STOP (2014)

Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is a federal air marshall well past his prime, still dealing with an alcohol problem stemming from the death of his daughter years ago and now just going through the motions ... until boarding an international flight to London, where a series of texts forces Bill into a game with an unknown fellow passenger - one who will see to it that someone on the plane dies, every twenty minutes, until the airline transfer $150 million to an overseas bank account.  As the game plays on, a devoted Bill determined to keep everyone safe even as bodies start to fall, the marshall also learns that he's been set up as the terrorist himself, cutting Bill off from nearly all outside - even on-board - help, his only allies the lead flight attendant (Michelle Dockery) and the woman sitting next to him (the wonderful Julianne Moore) ... who may or not be what she seems.  Tense and suspenseful, Non-Stop is a nonsensical mental puzzle that - if you can suspend the necessary disbelief - is also an entertaining, enthralling film that solidifies Liam Neeson's growing rep as an awesome (if unlikely) action movie hero. (rated PG-13)  ****

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