The Theory of Flight

A fresh perspective into friendship and the human condition. Moving, funny, and real. The characters are robust, crazy, and identifiable. I was inspired, and for me, that's the sign of a great film.... Full review

Found on US network TV while channel-surfing. NOT a subject I would have thought possible to like, but the flawless acting immediately gripped me and the story unfolded in an entirely satisfactory manner. SEE IT. An exquisite little movie.... Full review

Actually gevockan and annie_k_8 are the same person. I had a mix up with the login procedure and I am now not logging in under gevockan. Sorry about the confusion. But Theory of Flight is still a wonderful movie no matter... Full review

The difficulty with the film starts with the amount of improbability one must swallow.....But their mutual narcissism, and the benign, eccentric pottering of the plot from one incident to another have long....I had begun to find these characters annoying in the extreme..... ... Full Review

Theory of Flight is three things at least: how birds and planes utilize weight, drag, lift and thrust to defy gravity; a 1998 movie starring Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham Carter about a man who tries to fly by leaping... ... Full Article

THE THEORY OF FLIGHT: Drama. Starring Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Written by Richard Hawkins. (R. 98 minutes. At the AMC Kabuki 8.) Corsets and parasols have been very good to Helena Bonham Carter. In ... Full Article

THERE'S A lot of metaphorical weight to "Theory of Flight," a pleasing, nicely executed movie that suffers from not being ambitious enough - odd for a movie about frustrated dreams and fatal diseases. The crux of director Paul Greengrass' film ... Full Article

Richard (Branagh) portrays a troubled artist, emotionally void, unstable in romance, and on the outs with Julie (Holly Aird) his latest squeeze, a banker in London. ... Full Article

Wednesday December 23, 1998 "The Theory of Flight" takes off into dicey emotional terrain but stays on course with such steady grace and so blithe a spirit that it's all the more satisfying for the various risks it takes along... ... Full Article

The Theory Of Flight Diseases and infirmaries are very hot; here, Kenneth Branagh attempts to overcome his monstrous narcissism by playing a shy man (convincing!) in love with a wheelchair-bound victim of neuro-muscular disease ( Helena Bonham Carter ). ... Full Article