Directed by Takashi Shimizu, who directed The Grudge, Flight 7500 introduces us to the excitement of getting ready to take a trip on a plane in the friendly skies. But soon, the flight becomes a spine-chilling journey to the dark side.

Taking off from Los Angeles to Tokyo for an overnight 10-hour flight, the plane is shaken by a severe storm. When the turbulence subsides, a violent death of a traveling businessman happens.  The other passengers investigate the cause, and it appears a supernatural force has been unleashed. More passengers are taken over by some evil force, causing them to die while they try to figure out what the cause is.

Shimizu does a good job of moving the mystery along, and it is entertaining, but there is nothing original about the story.  So, the overall story is flat and goes nowhere, but because of the cast and crew, I was interested throughout. The ending had a twist, but it was very weak and didn’t fit the storyline, so I didn’t like it. Besides that, it is worth watching when you have nothing else to do and want to be entertained.

Leslie Bibb, Jamie Chung, Jerry Ferrara, Ryan Kwanten, Johnathon Schaech, and Amy Smart are all excellent in the movie. The DVD includes a featurette titled “Inside Flight 7500.” The featurette tells you how the film was made, which is always lovely to watch and learn about filmmaking.