A crisply executed thriller likely never to be offered as in-flight entertainment, the bare-bones story falls mainly in the plain but is fueled by stars Gerard Butler and Mike Colter, thinly written though they may be. Louis stays on the island since he will only be imprisoned if he goes back, and Brodie manages to safely land the plane in Siasi.“Plane” is a too-generic title for what’s actually a pretty good little movie, combining with the ad campaign to convey a sense the film is more “Rambo”-like than it is. Junmar makes an attempt to kill everyone himself after his brother is killed, but Brodie kills Junmar with the plane's wheels as he takes off. They make it back to the plane, which has enough fuel and power to get them to a neighboring island. Brodie and Louis kill most of the rebels and free the hostages before the military team shows up to kill more of the rebels. The crisis manager at the airline's HQ, Scarsdale, deploys a military team to rescue everyone since the occupation of the rebels is well-known. Brodie teams up with convict Louis Gasparre to rescue the passengers. They get the attention of a group of rebels, led by Datu Junmar, who capture the passengers (after killing two of them) for ransom money from their families. Brodie and Louis resolve to follow and rescue everyone.Ĭaptain Brodie Torrance makes an emergency landing in the island of Jolo after his plane endures heavy damage during a violent storm. Once the rebels leave, the two subdue a remaining rebel and learn that Junmar is taking everyone to a nearby village. The rebels proceed to take everyone else hostage while Brodie and Louis hide. Her husband is then brutally decapitated. A Korean woman attempts to flee, only for one of the rebels to shoot her. The two rush back to the plane but find that Junmar and his goons have already made it there. Upon further inspection of the building, Brodie and Louis see that the rebels used the area to torture and videotape their victims for ransom money. Brodie fights the man until he is able to kill him. Brodie also manages to call Daniela before he is attacked by a rebel. In Honolulu, Daniela’s aunt informs her of the news that her father’s plane went down.īrodie and Louis reach a tower where Brodie manages to contact an agent from Trailblazers who originally doesn’t believe him because she claims they have been getting lots of crank calls over the missing flight. Scarsdale plans to send a private military team to rescue everyone once the plane is tracked since they know of the threat on the island. Back in NYC, Scarsdale and the board review Brodie’s history file, featuring a video of an incident where Brodie held an aggressive passenger in a chokehold until he passed out after the man punched Brodie when he tried to calm down an altercation. Meanwhile, Brodie goes with Louis into the forest to find a way to contact for help. The rebels, led by Datu Junmar (Evan Dane Taylor), catch wind of the plane’s crash landing and hope to gain from the passengers. The pilots find an island and make a rough landing. Realizing the damages are too heavy, they have to make an emergency landing. Brodie and Dele have to manage control without comms and radar, bringing it to a safer balance. A stewardess is killed, and Shellback also dies after being slammed around when the plane starts going down. The storm gets worse, leading to the plane suffering damage, and Brodie injures his head in the commotion. As they pass over the South China Sea, the plane encounters heavy turbulence when it passes through the storm. While in the air, Brodie and Dele talk, with Brodie mentioning how his wife had passed years earlier. The officer informs Brodie that they are transporting a killer/former French Foreign Legion soldier named Louis Gasparre (Mike Colter).Īs the flight gets ready for takeoff, we see other guests, such as young social media influencers and a snooty businessman. Bonnie (Daniella Pineda), the chief flight attendant, informs Brodie that he is needed to meet Officer Shellback (Remi Adeleke). Brodie, a former RAF pilot, is flying Trailblazer Airlines Flight 119, and he arrives to meet his co-pilot, Samuel Dele (Yoson An), who informs Brodie that they are going to fly through a storm. The film starts with Captain Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) in Singapore, calling his daughter Daniela (Haleigh Hekking) as he intends to arrive home in Honolulu to spend time with her for the holiday.
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