7500

Details: Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar

MPAA Rating: R

Release Date: December 26, 2019 (Initial Release Date- Germany), June 19, 2020 (Amazon Release Date)

Pros: 7500 is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new film from the perspective of a pilot desperately trying to keep terrorists out of the plane's cockpit and save his passengers at the same time. The premise of the film sounds like an interesting take on a familiar genre. The entire film takes place from the perspective of the cockpit of an airplane. This causes the movie to have expert cinematography which makes the film look beautiful. This cinematography is also what causes the tone of the movie to be incredibly tense. The entire movie I was on the edge of my seat. Besides the cinematography, the acting of Joseph Gordon-Levitt essentially carried this movie. With the terrorists outside of the cockpit, the only way for the viewers to see what's going on throughout the rest of the plane is through a tiny screen with camera feed being projected onto it. Normally this format wouldn't have worked but seeing the raw emotion on Levitt's face made the audience feel his pain and desperation as well.

Cons: While Joseph Gordon-Levitt's performance and the cinematography were excellent, they couldn't carry my attention for the entire 1hr 32min. While the run time isn't long, it felt like an eternity. This is partially due to the fact that there isn't a lot you can do to keep the audience on your toes. The movie is sold as an action-thriller yet there was barely any action and the "thriller" part of it was only maintained for about 45 minutes. The rest of the movie is filled with dialogue that was extremely boring. There was a point in the movie where there's about 2 minutes of no dialogue, music, or movement. This left the audience's attention waning throughout the film. To add on to this, the characters in the movies, with the exception of Levitt's character, weren't well established enough for the audience to create an emotional attachment to them. This left the stakes of the movie to be reduced as there was no connection to anyone in the film. Finally, the background audio in the movie became increasingly annoying as the run time went on. Throughout the film, every 30 seconds people would be banging on the cockpit door trying to get in. This made every "emotional scene" during the movie lost its worth. When the banging finally stopped an hour into the movie, it got replaced by more annoying noises. All and all, 7500 ended up relieving me when it was over so I could get some peace and quiet.

Star Rating: 6/10

Final Thoughts: 7500 barely held up due to the cinematography and acting of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Unfortunately, this was not enough to save the film from a plane crash.