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The film is too visceral and fiercely immediate for much subtext — although the terrorists are Islamic extremists, insert deep sigh here. It's simply a tried-and-true what-would-you-do-in-that-situation scenario, framed by a Gandhi quote at the opening ("An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind"), its only suggestive component. Omar Medmar, playing one of the hijackers, is a solid scene stealer in the third act, when Vollrath cultivates suspense in the thick, hanging silence between two terrified, exhausted men. Cancel your manicure appointment and spend the money on booze instead. Our Call: STREAM IT. 7500 is a prime example of a director setting strict limitations for a narrative, and exploiting every procedural nook and emotionally wrought cranny within it. Watch it once and say you survived it. John Serba is a freelance writer and film critic based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Read more of his work at or follow him on Twitter: @johnserba. Stream 7500 on Amazon Prime
He converses with air traffic control; he switches the camera on the other side of the door off; he switches it back on. And he has to do all this while maintaining focus, sweating like crazy, keeping an eye on procedure (DON'T EVER OPEN THE DOOR is the big rule) and his heart on moral concerns while the bad guys pound and pound and pound and pound on the door, which sounds a lot like death knocking. Photo: Everett Collection What Movies Will It Remind You Of? : Terrifying airplane movies: Flight minus the alcoholism, United 93 minus the harrowing true story, Sully minus the slightly less-harrowing true story. One-setting thrillers: Locke but slightly less minimal, Buried but in a less literal coffin, Lifeboat but in a plane. Performance Worth Watching: This is Gordon-Levitt by default, but that doesn't mean he isn't fully committed to his everyman-under-extreme-circumstances role. He shows strength, he shows vulnerability, he shows he's human, and convincingly so. Memorable Dialogue: "It's not a disaster, " Tobias reassures Gocke about a soon-to-be-highly-irrelevant problem they'll have to deal with at home.