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Stream2BigScreeJun 28, 2020

7500 was recently released on Amazon Prime. I watched it. Here are my thoughts.

7500 is a thriller about a plane flying from Berlin to Paris that gets hijacked by some Islamist terrorists. If you haven’t rolled your eyes already, then you7500 was recently released on Amazon Prime. I watched it. Here are my thoughts.

7500 is a thriller about a plane flying from Berlin to Paris that gets hijacked by some Islamist terrorists. If you haven’t rolled your eyes already, then you should be good watching this.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the young co-pilot on the flight who has to fight the hijackers and get the passengers to safety. The film is directed by Patrick Vollrath who co-wrote the script with Senad Halilbasic. As you can tell by the short synopsis, the script isn’t very important. This film is all mood and tension. It does that really well. When characters are actually talking, it is more cliched and less successful. Gordon-Levitt acts out panic well and he summons that adrenaline-fueled bravery that is needed in this situation. Since he spends most of the screen time alone, his ability to convey a sense of dread is important. It is impossible not to feel that.

This setting in 7500 helps keep the tension high. The majority of the film takes place in the cockpit. Gordon-Levitt’s character can only see what’s happening in the rest of the plane from the security camera in the cockpit. The helplessness adds to that sense of dread. The good editing and the runtime of 7500 being less than 90 minutes makes it feel even more urgent. Realistically though, why was this movie about Islamist terrorists hijacking a plane being made and released now? It feels like it is 10 years or so late, and the story of the hijacker and the hijacked has not evolved any sense even those same movies from the 1990’s. 7500 doesn’t bring anything new to this story.

If you have less than 90 minutes to spend, 7500 isn’t a bad way to spend it. It is very tense and it flies by in a clip. There is nothing new about the story, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt give a good performance. A handful of popcorn will do.… Expand

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MattKingsburyJun 23, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For a film with such a short runtime, there is a hell of a lot of filler here. Just because people are shouting, does not mean tension is being developed. Every scene just lingers a bit too long...and then the film just ends. Abruptly and unsatisfyingly. Joseph Gordon-Levitt provides a satisfactory performance here with the material he has been given (some of the dialogue is particularly bad), but the rest of the cast feels weak and cliché: the one terrorist who has a change of heart and the hero tries to win over, only to die in the end. Captain Phillips did this style of film significantly better, and I recommend you watch that instead.… Expand

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JLuis_001Jul 7, 2020

Gordon-Levitt proves to be convincing and credible, unfortunately for him, the story soon falls into bumps and cliches that easily show the shortcomings of its narrative device.

Also the imbalance between the elements of suspense and drama,Gordon-Levitt proves to be convincing and credible, unfortunately for him, the story soon falls into bumps and cliches that easily show the shortcomings of its narrative device.

Also the imbalance between the elements of suspense and drama, not only make it unconvincing, they make it look constructed in a very convenient way in order to make it more functional and that's why the film never manages to go for everything, especially because it never seems to be sure of the path in which it should step on the accelerator.… Expand

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UncleWillardJul 1, 2020

5 stars, mostly for JGL's performance. His performance makes an otherwise boring action flick palatable. Not sure I understand why he wants to save the ahole terrorist at the end. I was hoping he would get some first hand justice by killing5 stars, mostly for JGL's performance. His performance makes an otherwise boring action flick palatable. Not sure I understand why he wants to save the ahole terrorist at the end. I was hoping he would get some first hand justice by killing the coward himself. I kinda want to see a follow-up exploring the aftermath of this attack on him, his child, and his family.… Expand

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FilmCriticGuildJun 19, 2020

Excellent movie - realistic and tense, yet not made in the Hollywood style, which might be off-putting for less discerning viewers. Negative comments of "7500" come in the guise of feigned political correctness and personal dislike of paceExcellent movie - realistic and tense, yet not made in the Hollywood style, which might be off-putting for less discerning viewers. Negative comments of "7500" come in the guise of feigned political correctness and personal dislike of pace (ridiculous) or action in that there is too much screaming and banging on the door - I guess the reality would be that one should politely ask that the cockpit door be opened (and not insist at that), and that the infliction of wounds should be accompanied by "I strongly object that you stab me with the glass knife", but only once and in the quieten voice. True connoisseurs of action movies will like "7500".… Expand

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signum88Jul 20, 2020

This movie was a super intense ride, I've no idea why it's rated so low. The sound in particular really makes you feel like you're in that cockpit.

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bir_insanOct 8, 2020

Don't watch. He shows us, the Turks, as terrorists. 0/10
It just wasn't even beautiful as a movie. 4/10

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SchlafrockmanDec 30, 2020

Not epic, no setpieces, no special effects and pretty predictable... But as a kind of cinematic exeperiment put exclusively into an airplane cockpit it kept me thrilled for its 90 minutes - and that's pretty much what I wanted.

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TVJerryJun 26, 2020

This movie is almost a one-man show in one small space. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a pilot, whose flight from Berlin to Paris is hijacked. After the initial attack, he's trapped inside the cockpit, while trying to cope with the threat in theThis movie is almost a one-man show in one small space. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a pilot, whose flight from Berlin to Paris is hijacked. After the initial attack, he's trapped inside the cockpit, while trying to cope with the threat in the cabin. Along with Patrick Vollrath's claustrophobic direction, Gordon-Levitt manages to maintain moderate anxiety with his intense yet controlled performance. The tension isn't always as compelling as it could be and the final few minutes drag down the drama and dilute the film's full effect. Still, it's a frightening scenario effectively realized with Gordon-Levitt's solid performance.… Expand