Review: 7500

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Tobias (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a pilot flying from Berlin to Paris when suddenly his cabin is overrun with hijackers. His co-pilot, Michael (Carlo Kitzlinger) is killed and as he's locked in the cockpit trying to land the plane safely, the hijackers continue to torment everyone on board. One of them, Vedat (Omid Memar) seems to be second guessing himself.

I have been staaaaaaaaaaaarved for Joseph Gordon-Levitt content. He hasn't had a film come out since 2016's Snowden. Normally a hijacking story wouldn't interest me at all, but the things we do for the actors we love...

Actually, this film wasn't bad. It was a great showcase for both JGL and newcomer Omid Memar's acting. They are both incredible and give wonderful performances. Being a semi-aviation geek myself, I enjoyed the amount of time we got to spend with the pilots as they do their jobs. Some might find the beginning of the film tedious but I loved watching them go through all their steps. The entire film essentially takes place in the cockpit and they paid attention to detail.

My biggest complaint was that that the backstory behind the hijackers was lazy. I would've preferred them to go in a different and less typical direction. 

This isn't an action movie, and it's definitely not as intense as say the first 10 minutes of Flight for instance. It's more of a study on how people would react to a situation like this. The decisions Tobias makes as a pilot, and the ones Vedat makes as a terrorist, and how they come crashing together. The film stays afloat because of that.

Recommended: Yes

Grade: B-

Memorable Quote: "His mother was half Turkish." - Tobias (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)

Comments

  1. keith71_98June 20, 2020 at 11:13 AM

    Nice review. Got back from vacation yesterday and watched this one this morning. It was great seeing JGL again. It seems like it has been a while (as you mention).

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 21, 2020 at 9:00 AM

      He's in The Trial of the Chicago Seven which (should) come out later this year. I can't wait to see him in an Aaron Sorkin movie.

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  2. KatyJune 20, 2020 at 5:00 PM

    Cool review! I've been starved for JGL content too. This sounds interesting and nice to see him make a small comeback. I don't know if you've seen his TedTalk on YouTube but he talked a little bit about why he stepped back from Hollywood.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 21, 2020 at 9:00 AM

      Yes I did! He had kids, and that's a good reason to take a break, but I'm thirsty. lol

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