Action cinema without trifles or political correctness, ‘The pilot’ does not have time to analyze a divided country, it is a testosterone cocktail.
The new film by artisan Jean-François Richet after the stylized ‘The Emperor of Paris’ (2018) turns out to be an artifact for irredeemable nostalgics that proves that the Golan and Globus style book has not become obsolete after the effects of COVID . Action cinema without trifles or itch for political correctness‘The pilot’ does not have time to analyze the situation of a divided country nor to develop the psychological profiles of characters facing an extreme situation: his thing is the cocktail of testosterone and adrenaline in the manner of old chefs like Joseph Zito or Michael Winner.
In those Philippines where masters like Eddie Romero or Jack Hill made their best films, Richet recalls ‘Fugitives’ (S. Kramer, 1958), ‘The Flight of the Phoenix’ (R. Aldrich, 1965) or ‘Fugitives from the Desert’ (JL Thompson, 1958) with a Gerard Butler who becomes a worthy heir to the macho hero tradition, the same guy we wouldn’t want as a father or friend, but who comes in handy as a casual ’embedder’ or hostage negotiator.
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DATA SHEET
Address: Jean-François Richet Distribution: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, Daniella Pineda, Tony Goldwyn, Paul Ben-Victor Country: USA Year: 2023 Release date: 10–2-2023 Gender: Action Script: Matt Cook, Charles Cumming, JP Davis. Duration: 107 min.
Synopsis: On New Year’s Eve, expert pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) makes a risky landing when his plane, packed with passengers, is struck by lightning. Lost in the middle of an island devastated by war, Torrance will realize that surviving the flight has only been the beginning of a terrible adventure full of dangers.
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