Flight 7500: An interesting Flight, for the most part. . .
- Krista Wagner
- May 16, 2016
- 2 min read
Flight 7500 is Craig Rosenberg's latest film about a flight leaving LAX making its way to Tokyo. The film hosts a broad range of talent (Leslie Bibb, Amy Smart) and the characters are entertaining: a Gothic girl who takes pleasure in seeing her snotty "Mrs. Perfect" neighbor feel unsettled by her presence, a flight attendant having an affair with the Captain, a man in a suit who has aviophobia, and many more. So there's this interesting dynamic at play, which engages the audience. We are anxious to see how things are going to get played out.
Then there's the steady number of character events that keeps one guessing throughout each new development. Mystery frames the beginning and propels the story-line in a way that is not easy to figure out. When someone suddenly dies--and in a very intense manner--it is puzzling. His death is startling to the small number of passengers that actually know about it, but it's nothing compared to what happens next.
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From there, the plane hits major turbulence, everyone is forced to use their oxygen masks, and then the Captain loses contact with Ground Control. That's when many of the passengers and some of the crew members begin to suspect that the late passenger is somehow the reason behind these troubling circumstances.
Their investigation leads them to find some surprising details and the clues are interesting. But, unfortunately, the resolution is too hasty and unresolved.
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Why, for instance, does the corpse move? Though the mystery deepens, why does Director Takashi Shimizu feel compelled to over-utilize trite jump-scares and less than remarkable effects? Or why are the characters experiencing similar supernatural events that send them reeling, but only the characters actually see what frightens them while the audience is exposed to just a sliver? This is where the film "crashes". We are given this huge build up but are ultimately prevented from seeing what, in its entirety, frightens the characters. It's a lame tactic that ruins our expectations, though the end twist partially makes up for it.
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