7500

The pilot be like, "Hey hijackers, we are going to emergency land in 12 minutes. Now you can start killing the passengers!". One star because there is no negative star option.

"Hijacking before 9/11 and hijacking after 9/11 mean two very different things." Condoleezza Rice Anyone aware of the possible mishaps of air travel knows from 9/11 that hijacking is about the worst possible scenario. New director and co-writer Senad Halilbasic have crafted 7500, which depicts in painful realism the overtaking of a German shuttle between Berlin and Paris. With 85 passengers, the plane has a heavy human load. The safety checks for takeoff by young first officer, Tobias (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), are mundane but nonetheless ominous because we know what the film is about. Adding to the forthcoming anguish, a flight attendant, Gokce (Aylin Tezel), is Tobias's fiancé, with whom he shares a child. It's not difficult to guess the role she will play in the vicious negotiations to open the cockpit door. In a lack of creative casting, the Islamic terrorists are mostly Arab with the vague notion of using the flight as retribution for Western sins. Much more imaginative is Vollrath setting the majority of the action in the cockpit, creating a claustrophobic dread as if we were witnessing the opening of a casket. The camera is almost always on Tobias as he flies the plane (the captain is dead) and struggles physically and mentally with the terrorists. Levitt is dexterous and sympathetic as a character given the moral choices inherent in losing lives to save lives. Also, he must stop the terrorists and save the plane. Because they want to crash into a populous area, Tobias has even more heavy lifting. Although the action is limited to the cockpit, it's a thriller that relies on the built-in tensions of flight after 9/11. No minute is dull because humanity's safety is at stake. Just don't show this thriller to someone who has never flown, or better, has no notion about the evil men do. While streaming this tense thriller from the comfort of your home, be aware that when you fly, all comfort, physical and psychological, may not arrive with your baggage.

I don't like aviation movies, they never get more than two things in a row right. This movie hits home somewhat as I'm a pilot (though on a Boeing) and as such it could happen to me, so I was curious as to how bad another aviation movie on this topic could be. This movie... I was stunned and amazed, I had a genuinely elevated heart rate all throughout watching it. You really feel the lack of movement and placement scripting in the absolute freedom and improvisation of the filming, it is so inconceivably unpredictable and realistic. All the procedures and actions are technically correct too, which can feel superfluous for the people that don't know and care, but is a level of authenticity in movies that I've never seen. I am advising all my colleagues to see this.

I'm reviewing this film based on what I believe the filmmakers wanted to achieve by making it, a gritty claustrophobic real-life account of the brutal hijacking of a commercial airline. And that is exactly what I saw, this is not a Hollywood film nor does it have a big budget but that's exactly why it works. One has to look at this film for what it is and not what you may be expecting it to be. If you look at this film solely from the point of view of the co-piolet which is what the film is about then you'll understand that it's not trying to tell a political story or give you insight to why people hijack planes. The runtime is 90 minutes and I was never bored during this entire time. I felt every emotion the protagonist felt and I was totally involved in his plight. No film is perfect and this film is no exception but it made a favourable impression on me that I felt the need to leave a review. This is a little gem of a film and definitely worth 90 minutes of your life if you like these small gritty intense sorts of films. Most of the negative reviews are based on opinions that have nothing to do with storytelling. I would bet that nearly all of the negative reviews came from people who didn't actually watch the film.

Seriously: 1) Pull 3G, flip the plane, rock it 'til they throw up from vertigo, movie's over 2) Hog tie someone properly or kill him - whatever 3) Stop bleating at the terrorists, for heaven's sake 4) Ground, don't you care how many souls (not passengers) are on board? 5) Ground, 2-7-right, not R 6) Ground, why are you obsessing about the damn runway in the middle of a hijacking nowhere near landing? 7) Yeah, I'm pretty sure you can shoot down the plane once it's dive bombing an urban area. The fighter jets aren't there for decoration. 8) Yes, you have tactical advantage when he's urinating. 9) No, you don't care about him just because he gets a phone call from Mum. 10) Sniper, is there any good reason for taking so long to take the shot? You weren't lining it up before he started waving the knife around? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

So there was no airfield for 20 minutes in Germany ? Nonsense ! And the pilot would have got that plane down sooner than all the nonsense that went on in the cabin .