Plane movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Plane

This action movie is available to stream online.

RATING: R

LENGTH: 1 hour 47 minutes

Movie Review Mom GRADE: B

IN A NUTSHELL:

This is the first movie to hit theaters in 2023. It’s the kind of fun action movie you want to watch while eating buttery popcorn and one that’s filled with cliches and plot holes, yet still an entertaining ride. Critics are calling it vapid, but audiences are loving it. Sit back, put your sense of reality in the locked position, and enjoy your flight!

This action-packed flick was directed by Jean-Francois Richet who gives us lots of high-octane moments. The screenplay is by J.P. Davis and Charles Cumming.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

Lots of brutal, bloody violence
High dead-body count
Guns, knives, and hand-to-hand combat
People are in perilous situations
Tagalog is spoken with subtitles
Hostages

THEMES:

Survival
Cooperation
Courage
Hostage situation
Airplane and international travel
Greed
The value of human life

THINGS I LIKED:

Gerard Butler is perfect in this role. He knows how to roll with tension, action, and heart. He sure takes a beating in this one.
Another name was pushed for by the studio, but Gerard Butler liked the simple title of Plane.
Fun fact: The movie was actually filmed in Puerto Rico, not in Singapore or the Philippines as it states in the actual film.
There’s a nice balance of action and time to breathe in between the shoot-em-up scenes.
If you already don’t like to fly, this movie will terrify you some more.
While the entire movie isn’t shot as a one-take movie, there are some moments that are. I always love the choreography of shots like that.
The impressive camerawork is noticeable because there isn’t much CGI.
It kind of felt like a fun Die Hard movie where you just can’t overthink anything in order to have a good time.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

There are a couple of subplot lines that don’t necessarily go anywhere other than to distract and entertain us.
There are some dumb moments that will remind you of 90s action movies, but you’re still going to have fun.
The villains are paper-thin and cliched.