I don't know if depression is the right word, or if that was what I got in the end. Maybe to some extent it is, but I got the feeling more of human triumph over evil, so that some relief is there in that evil didn't win for that particular flight because the sublime human spirit to defeat evil, even if it meant oblivion, is there.
You know very well how it will end, but for some reason the film was able to give you the edge of seat excitement, convincingly building up the suspense, from the confusion in the contorl towers and the slow but sure realization of the horror of what was going on, and the intial shock in the cabin, down to the utter certainty of their fate, suspending your disbelief quite effectively and while you rooted it would end differently, there was unmistakable sense of triumph of good over evil. I heard it earned some OScar nominations, but I have no confirmation of that.
I have no doubt it will end up in the 299 bin this summer, but like I said above, I too haven't seen this movie and with the rave reviews I read about it, this was a must have for me and totally let go of any restraint when I first saw the title at Astro. And I have to say this must be the best P895 film I can remember.