Plane (2023) Tired of bloated 3 hour so-called, would-be blockbusters?
You can consider this a palate cleanser.
What's more refreshing than a throwback to 1990's dumbbell action movies?
Who's left to take up the mantle? Stallone and Schwarzenegger are too old already. Harrison Ford, hitting 80, plans to bow out after his upcoming final "Indiana Jones". Poor Bruce Willis had to retire with a debilitating illness.
But look who's still left in the game......Gerard Butler, rapidly heading into his mid 50's but still ready to rumble. Thank God there's still a two fisted everyman with the ability to take loads of physical punishment and kick terrorist ass with relish.
And do I really need to go into any further description about this movie? Okay, for anyone who never ever sat through a 1990's action movie, here's all you need to know....
Our lionhearted Gerry's a pilot reduced to flying for an obscure Pacific Islands carrier since he once slugged an unruly passenger on a major U.S. airline. This literally fly-by-night company has him taking a sparsely full (14 passengers) New Year's Eve flight into a hellacious storm.
When a lightning strike knocks out all the plane's power, the fearless Gerard-inator must crash land the plane into nearest island he can find. And wouldn't you know it, he sets down on a remote isle exclusively populated by ultra-creepy heavily armed rebel-terrorists. These guys love nothing more than capturing innocent hostages they can either ransom off or make tapes of their instant executions.
Lucky for us, our hero finds a surprise vital ally in a passenger who was on his way to prison on a murder charge (Mike Colter).....a former French Foreign Legionnaire with all the necessary skills to kill lots of bad guys.
Our dynamic duo, as we'd all expect, start bringin' the rapid fire bullet storms to that bunch of ugly psycho terrorists And our guys end up conveniently aided by a small band of mercs dropped in to the island, courtesy of the airline's crisis manager (Tony Goldwyn).
All the fierce firefights you can ever dream of ensue, but not before the bonus treat of a long brutal mano e mano go-round between Gerry and one of the overly muscled goons......(and accomplished, to the film's credit, in one long sustained shot).
Simple as can be and as bracing as an ice cold drink on a sweltering day, "Plane" stays as primal as its title......a fast over-and-done theme park ride that doesn't even require you to leave your chair.
So enjoy a swell time with this one before the next 3 hour film festival refugee comes your way......a 4 star (****) refreshment.
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