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Sully (2016) drops (ouch) its first trailer…

Of late I’m ambivalent regarding seeing Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial works.

I’ve loved many, many of his films -both those he starred in and those he “just” directed- but cringed when he made a fool of himself by talking to an empty chair at Mitt Romney’s Republican Convention.  I also cringed -and refused to see- the movie American Sniper, Mr. Eastwood’s last film before Sully, even after being blown away by the great trailer promoting.  I wound up refusing to see the film because articles released concurrently with the film’s release questioned the late Chris Kyle’s veracity in the autobiography he wrote which was the basis of the movie.

But, damn was the trailer for the film good.

When I heard Mr. Eastwood’s latest film, the aforementioned Sully, was in the works, I have to admit I scratched my head.  For those who don’t know/don’t remember, on January 15, 2009 Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger glided his stricken airliner into the Hudson River very shortly after taking off.  His actions, deemed the “Miracle on the Hudson” saved all 155 passengers aboard that doomed flight.

I scratched my head because I thought: Is there really enough material here for a full length film?

As with American Sniper, I don’t know if I’ll go see Sully when its eventually released to theaters, though as opposed to American Sniper its not because I doubt the veracity of the lead character/real life person’s story.

Regardless, I must give credit where it’s due.  Mr. Eastwood and his staff have once again delivered a terrific trailer for his latest film.  I wonder, were the same people responsible for the terrific American Sniper trailer also responsible for this one?  If they were, kudos to them.  If I was a filmmaker interested in promoting my latest film, I’d check in on who Mr. Eastwood uses to cut his trailers and hire them for whatever I’m working on.

These people know what they’re doing.

See if you agree…