There may be no title in cinema history more hilariously generic than Plane, and the fact that much of the film’s story is set on the ground rather than in the air only further underscores its silliness. Nonetheless, the bluntness of that moniker is perfectly in tune with this B-movie’s rugged thrills, which are as meat-and-potatoes as its lead, Gerard Butler.
Arguably the best of Hollywood’s old-school action heroes, Butler is in fine macho form in...