Mel Gibson's new directorial action thriller Flight Risk, has debuted with a Rotten Tomatoes rating lower than his previous effort Hacksaw Ridge.

Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson have teamed up for an action movie, but critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes are extremely divided about its quality.

Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times agrees, noting “Where “Flight Risk” fails as a film is not really Gibson’s fault. He knows how to shoot action sequences. The screenplay is instead all over the place, in a way that feels tired and halfhearted.”

The Mel Gibson-directed film, which arrived in cinemas today, has earned mostly negative reviews on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, where it currently sits at a score of just 24% from 33 reviews at the time of writing. Here's what some of the critics have been saying so far:

Director Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg, is new in theaters. Does the airplane thriller have a smooth or bumpy landing with critics?

Currently, it’s at 25% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave the film 64% — also not too much. On Cinema Score, the film has a grade of C, on Metacritic — 38 points. “Director Mel Gibson tries to reinterpret the action movies of the ’90s.

Mark Wahlberg's villain in Flight Risk would have been way more terrifying if Mel Gibson's movie included this moment that happened off-screen.

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Mel Gibson's Flight Risk debuts at number one at the box office, despite a lower haul overall, while Steven Soderbergh's Presence underwhelms.

Mark Wahlberg's most recent movie, Flight Risk, has received a plethora of awful reviews, continuing the actor's unfortunate Rotten Tomatoes trend.

Mark Wahlberg takes the lead in Mel Gibson's new thriller, Flight Risk, released in theaters on January 24, 2025