Looking Back at the Films of 2023 Part One - Plane

 

Okay, here we go. The first part of reviewing the 2023 films I missed out on. Let's get to it.

Why I Didn't I See Plane?

Now I was made aware of this movie because of X/Twitter, however, I didn't see because the trailers just did do anything for me. The movie looked very generic. To my surprised I heard this got generally positive reviews. So maybe I missed out on something fun?

What is Plane?

Plane is an action thriller movie, that was produced by MadRiver Pictures, Olive Hill Media, Di Bonaventura Pictures, and G-Base and distributed by Lionsgate. Plane was written by Charles Cumming and J.P. Davis and directed by Jean-François Richet.

The story is, Commercial pilot Brodie Torrance thinks he'll be having a peaceful flight along with his passengers. But things take a turn when he's plane is struck down by lighting and he has to make an emergency landing on a dirt strip. Brodie soon learns that the crash isn't the most dire threat.

My Thoughts

The Good: One bit positive praise goes to Gerard Butler. The guy is a tremendous actor and really feels suited for action movies. The next bit of approval and this seems to be the most frequent is this movie does feel like a throwback to action movies you would've seen back in the 90's. It's just pure, unapologetic escapism. Which I don't mind at all. The last thing I'll touch on is the action. It's just as fun as it is bloody. And it also has some very effective suspense too. That first and second crash landing was really well done, and I actually found myself being pretty nervous.

The Bad: The bad guys here just suck. There's nothing memorable about them. There not characters you'll love to hate, there not over the top, or have aura of menace to them. They're just generic.

The Okay: The only mixed feelings I had with Plane was Jean-François Richet's directing. For the most part it's pretty good and there's some good looking shots. But there are times when he shakes the camera or will have the camera far too close.

Final Verdict: Good.

That's all for now. Come back on Monday, Jan 29th, for my Underrated Films review of, The Raid. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.