Fate Is the Hunter

Suspense builds around the investigation of a plane crash that caused 53 deaths in this dramatic adaption of Ernest K. Gann's novel. Authorities systematically eliminate probable causes, finally placing blame on the pilot, who was seen drinking before the flight. The airline's director of flight ...more

The title of Ernest K. Gann's book and a few incidents make their way into the film of Fate is the Hunter, but very little else. Instead, a fairly standard Hollywood-type plot has been grafted onto it; while it's not told the greatest story very told, it is more than serviceable and does make for an entertaining, occasionally engrossing, airplane flick. Fate would have been even better if some of its incidents had been a bit more inherently dramatic or offered greater introspection. They're all ...more