7500 Movie Review: A plane hijack captured completely from the cockpit

Plot: The film’s title is the code for a plane hijacking. With a meticulous start that captures various routine procedures followed by the captain and his co-pilot, the film sets the premises for an unexpected hijack. With the captain down, it is up to injured co-pilot Tobias Ellis to keep the terrorists from taking over control of the plane, ensure safety of the passengers, and also ensure a safe emergency landing.Review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Tobias Ellis in this film with a unique setting – almost the entire film is shot in the cockpit of an airplane. It begins slow, with him working through the routine of the pre-flight checklist with the captain Michael Lutzmann. It is registered that Tobias also has a girlfriend on the plane – flight attendant Gökce – with whom he shares a two-year-old son. With this setting, the film captures a plane hijack, by four terrorists armed with broken glass as weapons.The sudden attack takes place as soon as the pilots open the cockpit door for one of the flight attendants. Before you know it, one of the terrorist has entered the cockpit, the fight therein results in a severely injured captain, an injured Tobias and an unconscious terrorist before the cockpit door is shut again. After the captain succumbs to his injury, it is now up to Tobias to negotiate with the other terrorists who are threatening to kill hostages if the cockpit door is not opened again, and to try to keep the remaining passengers calm, and to see how best he can make a safe emergency landing at the nearest airport. Among the terrorists is an 18-year-old named Vedat, who Tobias tries to connect with to change his mind from what is revealed to be a suicide mission.It is up to Joseph to carry the entire screenplay through, considering the challenges of the setting. And he does manage to deliver. Though the story has its share of thrills, the innumerable cliched turn of events as the story progresses proves to be a bummer.