Plane (2023)

"A fun, dumb action throwback."

"It is all such gloriously smart stupidity that you cannot help but applaud everyone involved..."

"This one’s more pulp than juice, but it’s enjoyable."

"The picture brazens through its own implausibilities, carried along — and occasionally aloft — by Gerard Butler’s squinty dynamo resolve."

"The biggest problem with Plane throughout is that it isn't wilder; it does not revel appropriately enough in its open dumbness."

"This is a pacey item that can be recommended on the grounds that it’s a January release that’s not even close to awful."

"A '90s throwback that comes as a breath of fresh air..."

"There's nothing special about any of this, but as a generic thrill machine, Plane certainly delivers the goods."

"Its few hints of flair may not cement it as a genre classic, but they’re enough to make it momentarily fun."

"Cinematic junk food.."

"An entertaining, old-school action thriller."

"A no-frills action movie that receives a lift from its stars."

"The highest compliment I can pay the new Gerard Butler action film is that it lives up to the conceptual purity of its title."

"Is Plane good? Well, keeping in mind that critics don’t pay to see movies, yeah, sure, Plane is good."

"Sometimes a film without any baggage can — if not quite soar — at least make it to the gate on time."

"Weak and wobbly even by January standards..."

"Plane doesn’t exactly rise above that low bar (of January film releases) but sort of meets it head-on."

"This is basically the January version of that harrowing survival story (Captain Phillips) -- a deceptively relaxing way to simulate and alleviate some New Year’s stress."

"A good ol’ action entertainer that’s a breeze to watch..."