After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.
By this point, Gerard Butler is pretty much a genre unto himself and, if that’s a genre you’re happy to buy into, Plane is one of the most entertaining examples of it.| Read in full: Plane film review We Love Cinema
The silliness of Plane will probably do the job for those burned out by the stone-faced seriousness of awards season fodder but for a film all about unpretentious fun, I wish there had been a bit more of it.The Guardian
Plane is far from groundbreaking, but with its efficient nod to the classics of the genre, Richet’s action thriller carves a compelling — and ever-entertaining — effort.Little White Lies
Butler is decent company for this sort of thoughtless silliness, bringing some dad-who-had-a-bad-day charm and hard-as-nails muscularity to the kind of role that has become his speciality.Empire
Creativity and self-doubt collide in the new meta-movie from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry
Josh O'Connor stars in the acclaimed Italian director's gentle drama about an Englishman treasure hunter, set in 80s Tuscany
This absurdist Estonian animation from Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa makes for a maddeningly immature and hilarious ride
This hugely ambitious take on David Grann's non-fiction book is engaging and well-made, but it's lacking the director's usual spark
Adam Solomons talks to the Ukrainian director about his Cannes hit and how even a non-political film can be bastardised by war
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
