Gerard Butler & Mike Colter Perfectly Collide in This Throwback 2023 Action Flick

Before a full 30 minutes have passed at the start of Plane (making its cable-TV premiere Sunday, March 23 on SYFY), an entire self-contained movie has already played out. In lesser action thrillers, in fact, its fast-paced front end would provide more than enough movie fuel to sustain the length of an entire feature film —but Plane has more ambitious ideas.Like the old-school greats that might’ve inspired it (think Die Hard, Predator, and Speed), Plane is a great action flick because it’s all killer and absolutely no filler, crammed from start to finish with indispensable moments that (ahem) propel its adrenalized and fast-paced plot forward. Helmed by French director Jean-François Richet with an observant eye for key little details while always keeping a 40,000-foot altitude eye on the big picture, it’s a thrill ride that pulls no emotional punches, leaving audiences to agonize freely about whether there’s a happy landing waiting at the runway’s end. For More on SYFYThe Ark Renewed fo...