R | 1h 47m | Action, Thriller | January 13, 2023 “Plane” is a bit of a 1970s’ throwback, partly because when reading the movie’s title, the first thought I had was a memory of Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize from 1977–1984’s “Fantasy Island”) yelling, “De pleyne! De pleyne!” “Plane,” much like 1994’s “Speed,” 2014’s “Non-stop,” and last year’s “Ambulance,” is a one-word-titled thriller-adventure-actioner that mostly takes place in a vehicle.
This particular airline disaster is not about the industry’s recent delays and cancellations problems. This “Plane” actually gets off the ground and flies; the no-frills name being a no-frills wrapper on quite a tasty movie hot-dog….