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Finally a movie that doesn't show AI or the political chaos in this country. I loved the thrill and all the actors were amazing. I normally don't watch new movies but this was hopefully the turnaround I've been waiting for.

8.5 Actually. I had no clue this movie even existed so I was verry surprised that it was this good. The tempo is exactly what you want it to be. The viewers time is repected, so there's zero ""extra story deepening"" because it's not necessary. The story is just great, it's forgiving in a special kind of way an true justice is served. For the rest it's exiting, action packed and a very good performance of the actors in every role. Highly recommend it.

Gerard Butler returns to what he does best: an action thriller where logic takes a back seat. The Pilot doesn’t aim for realism, nor does it need to. It’s full of impossible scenes and over-the-top moments, but it delivers on its promise: keeping you engaged for nearly two hours with a brisk pace and plenty of intense **** real strength lies in Butler, once again proving why he still works so well as an old-school action hero. Alongside him, Mike Colter brings the solidity needed to keep things interesting, even when the script leans on clichés we’ve seen countless times. Their chemistry elevates material that, in other hands, might have felt much flatter.Jean-François Richet directs with fast, straightforward action and no unnecessary frills. Some situations may resolve a bit too easily, but the narrative pulse is strong enough to never lose the viewer. At times, it recalls those 1980s video-club action flicks, where spectacle mattered more than credibility.This isn’t about deep twists or innovation. The Pilot is “fast food” cinema: quick, straightforward, easy to forget, but effective at what it offers. Explosions, fights, and suspense, with plenty of room for uncomplicated fun.Ultimately, it may not leave a lasting mark or change perceptions of the genre, but it delivers what it sets out to: escapism and action, Butler-style. And in that sense, it works perfectly.

Plane is a very edge of your seat kind of movie. It was very action packed and entertaining. It was like the movie adaptation of a Far Cry game

Ein Flugzeug muss in Südostasien notlanden. Auf der gestrandeten Insel wimmelt es von Rebellen. Dazu befindet sich unter den Passagieren ein verurteilter Mörder. Ist er eine Gefahr oder eine Chance um zu überleben? Der Film ist ganz ok gemacht. Der Captain nimmt aber eine fast zu unglaubwürdige Rolle ein. Der Film hinterlässt keine sehr grosse Fussstapfen, aber ist ein kurzweiliger Actionfilm.

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Generally a brilliant action movie. Story is a bit weak but Gerard Butler and the rest of the cast pull it through to a success. The low rating from the critics just go to prove that critics are clueless and fail to enjoy movies anymore.

This was a good movie, very action packed, great cast, good story. probably good for a one time watch. If you like Gerard Butler you'll love this

A standard Gerard Butler action movie. Really enjoyed it. Good movie overall. Definitely worth a watch.

A low budget star vehicle that delivers on its premise and genre expectations. There's some good film making under the hood of this generic potboiler which elevates it above the pack.

Yep. That sure was a b-movie action flick. Honestly you kinda get what you expect- except whatever you're imagining right now? Slow it down by like...Half. This is a dull movie which is kinda unacceptable for its genre but ****'s nothing too bad? The action sequences, while shockingly few in number, are at least kinda well-choreographed, when the camera isn't going mental that is. It also weirdly takes itself super seriously which is so weird cause the plot is flat-out ridiculous. Overall kinda just a nothing burger of a movie. Nothing too bad or anything but I was very underwhelmed.

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 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.

I enjoyed it - it had action, it had real settings, it had story which could be real for most of it and it was interesting to watch throughout. Therefore decent movie

It's your average, simplistic, situational movie that features little action and mostly is just a lot of talking and walking. This should have been a lot more entertaining than it was.

Okay, there's a lot of technical things wrong with the script, but if you just enjoy the story, it's pretty good.

Very successful action film of the classic kind. There is a suspense curve, the story is reasonably logical and the protagonists are believable. You can watch it with friends and beer at the weekend.

This movie was quite thrilling and old school. The kind of action thriller the 90’s would have gave us. Gerald Butler got the most credit by the positive Rottem Tomatoes reviews. As a pilot trying to save his plane and passengers when they land on enemy territory. Mike Colter (Evil, Luke Cage) shows that he can easily be a bad ass action hero as well. The only thing bad about Mike’s character is that we don’t really learn enough about him. Other than he killed someone and was a prisoner on the plane. With him of course Butler’s best hope to get away.

(Mauro Lanari) Perhaps coadiuvated more by Fuqua than by Snyder, Butler has been able to carve out a personal tipology of action hero, that of the self-made man socially coming from below with a beard and sweaty tshirt, far from the irony of Willis and Schwarzy as from Vin Diesiel's coarseness. While Bruce dueted with Mrs. McLane, Gerard is obsessed with the inevitable vapid scene of the family father. At the moment his film career is on the wane but, rather than seeing him go from the testimonial of L'Oréal shaving foam and U-Power work shoes to luxury products such as Festina **** better that he self-produce in a film with few pretensions, concise and of ordinary quality in the only role that suits him.

Mostly pointless with poor acting! Butler is a captain come mercenary??? Must do better!

Very stupid screenplay! Could have been much better and more realistic for a 2023 movie! Watchable, if there's nothing else.

Absolutely great movie, should be more movies like this thoroughly enjoyed throughout, great plot and great set of actors combine for a entertaining watch.

Gerald Butler continues to succeed in making great movies for my Dad and you know, I appreciate that.

bad [ bad ] adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36. not good in any manner or degree.

It's a Gerard Butler movie. You know what you're getting. No more, no less.

Gerard Butler’s an interesting guy. He studied law at the University of Glasgow, but was reportedly fired from his first law firm one week after getting his law license. After establishing himself as an actor, Butler created a production company (it’s now called G-Base Productions) which bankrolls all of his movies. The company’s first commercial success was “Olympus Has Fallen.” It was soon followed by “London Has Fallen” and “Angel Has Fallen.” The company has no known relationship with Life Alert. G-Base’s current offering is “Plane.” Like the movie’s title, the film is a stripped-down, bare bones action film. There are no elaborate set pieces. There’s no extraneous dialogue. The main character has no love interest. Turns out, it’s satisfyingly self-sufficient. Main character a pilot. Plane flies into storm. Plane loses power. Beverage service discontinued. Plane crash-lands in jungle. Good news: plane intact, passengers survive. Bad news: island overrun by ruthless rebel militia. Passengers captured. Pilot must rescue passengers. Entertainingly predictable action ensues. There’s absolutely nothing new here. The story centers on two main characters. Veteran Captain Brodie Torrance (Butler) is flying for a low-rent airline after being caught on video choking out an unruly passenger. He is square-jawed, stoic, but also prone to introspection, of course in a totally manly way. When trying to rescue the passengers, Brodie is led/helped by Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter – “Jessica Jones,” title role in “Luke Cage”). In a surprising development, Gaspare is not a mustache-twirling Frenchman, but a formidable-looking, manacled prisoner convicted of capital murder who once served in the French Foreign Legion. Mon dieu. Both actors are excellent. There’s something refreshing about a movie willing to just do simple things well. Here, the creative team is self-confident enough to tell a story without diversion, subterfuge or distracting subplots and to still believe their effort will satisfy the audience. In other words, welcome to the 1990s. Think of “Plane” as furthering the tradition of “Con Air” and “Air Force One.” That’s not to say the finished product is flawless. At one point, Brodie voluntarily goes to the captors and offers himself in place of the captured passengers. It’s a little too messianic. But perhaps this airline has created a frequent flyer program where loyalty works both ways. If you’re looking for two hours of pleasant diversion, this film is strongly recommended. It’s ideal for the moviegoer who found “Top Gun: Maverick” a little too complicated.

If your plane is going to crashland on an Island even the nearby governments are too afraid to go near, well then it’s a good thing your pilot is Gerard Butler. Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) is a pilot, a father and only delighted to be on his way home to his daughter for New Years after one last flight. Well on what should have been a routine flight ends badly during a lightning strike and they are forced to “land” on a war torn Island. Better than landing on the water right? Wrong, turns out from all the places they could have landed, the Island is filled with dangerous rebels practically queuing up to get shot and battered by Gerard Butler. Turns out “the crash was just the beginning.” Gerard Butler must now find a way to get help while also protected the passengers from these dangerous criminals. Plane is a mindless action flick that writes itself, offers no real surprises but is entertaining in the moment and does the job. It’s fast paced, wastes absolutely no time getting going and is just an all-round fun movie. There’s also enough time allowed to set up the characters before things go south so you’re invested enough in the story to care what happens. The fight scenes are very well shot, none of this over the top shaky cam stuff. It’s actually clear to see each and every vicious punch to the head. It’s not exactly going to go down in history as one of the best action movies ever made but it’s enjoyable all the same. Pretty sure the only reason anyone is seeing Plane is for Gerard Butler. It’s definitely one of his better movies, and believe me I’ve seen some of his worst ones (yeah I’m looking at you Gods of Egypt), so when I say Plane is a decent movie you can trust me. If there’s one thing cinemas will never be short of is an action star thrown into a perilous situation and must save the day before it’s too late. Plane is actually what it advertises, no more and no less. If you’re looking for something different to all the award contenders right now, then look no further, Plane has you covered. Highly recommended for all the diehard Gerard Butler fans.

While there are few suprises to be found in this predictable disaster/action / survival/ thriller mashup. In spite of this it is done with such a wink and a nod to the audience that it is hard not to smile and be entertained by it all. Butler and colter shine throughout with a decent turn in from the supporting cast too.

Tensão e adrenalina pura. Alerta maximo tem ação de altissima qualidade com personagens esqueciveis

Good story. Good action. Good side story. Good acting. All in all a good action thriller to eat popcorn watching. We give it a "yea, worth watching."

Solidly action packed little movie with good performances by the leads. The side characters, the 'crisis center' the militias and the daughter were perhaps a bit poorly worked out, but the main story was action packed and had a good pace. Despite the killings, to me there was a bit of a Hallmark whiff to it all, with no grey in any of the characters, but not to the extent that it became annoying. Decent action packed movie if you're in the mood.

Plane é um filme de ação muito competente, com um Gerard Butler fazendo um piloto maduro, encarnando o personagem com muita maturidade. Muito eficiente a ideia de tornar o avião o protagonista da história, que basicamente é uma luta pela sobrevivência após um pouso forçado. O tempo de duração é curto, portanto, o roteiro não enrola com cenas desnecessárias. Absolutamente tudo é econômico, e há uma cena de luta à mão realmente muito boa. O grande problema, além da previsibilidade, é que já assistimos a esse conteúdo centenas de vezes. Uma das cenas iniciais mostrando o laço do piloto com a filha me desanimou total, como se esse tipo de filme sempre precisasse criar um laço familiar para justificar o drama da luta pela sobrevivência. Não se basta por si? Enfim, temos um típico filme, ainda bem que as atuações são boas (com a ressalva de que os estrangeiros continuam caricatos e "malvados"), e tecnicamente está ok. Cinema pipoca bom.

Gerard Butler plays a pilot whose plane has a forced landing on a remote island ruled by warring rebels. There are actually 2 movies here: The flight, which is pretty gripping, and the fight, which is standard action fare. There's tension building up to the emergency landing, but once they arrive in the jungle the threats become human and not especially intimidating. The rescue attempt has lots of gunfire, but not much else. Once you've experienced the entire movie, the absurdity of the premise becomes even more ridiculous. Still, it's a passable but quickly forgotten action flight.

Whenever there is a film starring Gerard Butler in the lead, you automatically think that it is going to be a leave-your-brain-at-home-action bonanza. I thought Plane would be no different, especially when I viewed the trailer. But yet again, I was surprised with the warm reception the film got and on Monday, I made it a point to go and watch this film. Suffice to say, just like the rest, I was surprised and impressed as well. Plane isn't just an action film. It is a thriller as well and all in all a good entertainer. Of course I am not giving away any spoilers but from what the trailer shows, it is a story centered around a Airplane Pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) and what unfolds on new year's eve with him and his passengers and crew. The 1st half of the film is a pure thrill ride and it keeps you glued to your seat, although you know what is going to happen, you still want to see it unfold. You might think that the 2nd half of the film is gonna be a Rambo-like film but actually it isn't which is a good thing and honestly a great approach to a predictable plot. Performance wise, of course it is Gerard Butler who is the star of the show, since the entire story revolves around his character. After him it is Mike Colter who has done a good job although, he doesn't have much to do accept beat up the bad guys. The Supporting cast and do their adequate best in their respective roles. Charles Cumming and J. P. Davis who have written the script should be acknowledged because Plane is a film you go in expecting the same-old, same-old action madness but you come out satisfied because it isn't that. Director Jean-François Richet has done a good job 'merging' two genres into one. Kudos to him for this attempt and waiting to see more from him. In conclusion, Plane is a good entertainer because it tries to be different and for that I give it accolades. Go for it if you like Pure-Popcorn-Entertainment.

PLANE was better than it had any right to be. It is a shining example of what a fun action popcorn movie that doesn't take itself too seriously should be.

The movie is awesome, a must see! Yes, everything you want in a movie…thrills, action, suspense, and wonderful ending. Satisfies your every need…the itch you wanna scratch. Gerard Butler is genuine and kick ass. Amazing cast. 90’s feel without plot filler or drag. Perfect from start to finish and will have you gripping onto your seat for dear life but enjoying every moment. You’ll feel like you are a passenger on this flight—and you want Gerard Butler to be your pilot… kicking some serious ass and flying you to safety. Get out of your hibernation this winter and go see it now!

It's a dumb action movie, let's start there. It has to be said. How bad is that? Generally speaking, it depends on the viewer, I for one think knowing the parameters of what Gerard Butler usually does in the genre, this is far from the best he's done, but not the worst of his repertoire either and Mike Colter is a good addition for him in what is ultimately basic and undercooked. Whether you're a fan of the genre or not, there's not much to mention or salvage from this.

The last 20 minutes are very fun and the Gerardness of it all is exactly what was needed. But the middle third is dreadfully stale, predictable, and boring, luckily that doesn't last for too long.

Nothing terrible, nothing super amazing. A mix of entertaining brain-off action and flickering boredom. Even if you don't get a superb film experience, it is at least a good time at the movies, provided you aren't looking for a super thought-provoking and/or excellent near two hours.

This is one of the Best Plane crash movies that I have ever seen in my life. It has several parts that will keep you wondering what's going to happen next. Watch out for a surprise ending that I didn't see coming. I hope you like my review of this movie!

I mean, if you watched the trailer you know what this is. A slightly more expensive version of the action-thrillers Liam Neeson has been putting out, with a fun plane crash and a good shootout or two. Definition of a turn your brain off movie.

A fun popcorn movie. Kept me engaged start to finish. No complaints. It's not going for any awards, but who cares. It's just fun. They probably saved a lot of money by not doing a bunch of outside CGI shots of the plane, uh, landing.