Film Review – On a Wing and a Prayer

Christian entertainment receives a necessary jolt of suspense with “On a Wing and a Prayer,” which dramatizes the experience of Doug White, an aspiring pilot caught in a desperate situation when he’s forced to take the controls of a plane after the official pilot dies in mid-air. The picture is based on a true story, and it’s one that just so happens to be structured like a Hollywood disaster movie, with screenwriter Brian Egeston tasked with juggling multiple perspectives as a team of professionals try to help Doug land his plane safely, and if he can’t do that, land in the ocean. “On a Wing and a Prayer” is suspenseful and sharply paced, with director Sean McNamara (“Cats and Dogs 3: Paws Unite,” “Bratz”) wisely sticking to the essentials of panic, making a mostly lean, procedural endeavor with occasional questioning of God’s way. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com