![]() We’re not talking Carry On-style innuendo, this is hardcore.Ī number of surreal moments are worth watching out for, especially the termites and flashback to Paul’s first attempt at flying. It’s odd that since most of the audience of for YouTubers are teens that they choose to include wall-to-wall sex references – evidenced by the film’s certificate. ![]() It’s telling, though, that the ‘stars’ still don’t really come across as likeable. Some of the more outrageous jokes are at the expense of the stars themselves, and there’s even some political satire, particularly during the airport security sequence. All involved seem to be enjoying it, which does it more favours than you’d think. Some gags land better than others, but there’s a startling amount of sexist, racist, homophobic, and downright sleaze amongst the ‘jokes’. And a serial prankster, being extradited by the US government, has escaped his binds and is running riot.Īs much as it pains us to say it, this isn’t as bad as it could have been. Mid-air, the social media obsessed pack refuse to adhere to the command to switch their phones to airplane mode, causing a malfunction and the deaths of the pilots. If you’re expecting high-brow humour, you’ll be greatly disappointed. Logan Paul’s afraid of flying, but is desperate to meet his online girlfriend, while his ‘foreign exchange’ brother just wants to pop his cherry. Not that the plot matters, but a group of YouTubers set off for a convention in Australia. Fortunately, this updating of classic wacko comedy Airplane! gives the narcissistic self-made celebrities a chance to goof off and poke a little fun at their existence.įull disclosure: we had no clue who most of these people were before watching and had only actually heard of Logan Paul, but in fairness, they don’t do a bad job of being entertaining in what is essentially a re-run of the Abrahams/Zuckers’ film crossed with American Pie. A film packed with nothing but YouTube ‘stars’. We suppose it had to happen at some point. Her family sends her to a detox trip at the farm of her grandfather Germano (played by Brazilian vet rock star Erasmo Carlos), where there is no Internet coverage, and she realizes life is more than the web.AIRPLANE MODE / CERT: 18 / DIRECTORS: DAVID DINETZ, DYLAN TRUSSELL / SCREENPLAY: DAVID DINETZ, DYLAN TRUSSELL, LOGAN PAUL, JAKE PAUL / STARRING: LOGAN PAUL, CHLOE BRIDGES, NICK BATEMAN, JAKE PAUL, MIKAELA HOOVER / RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 14TH In the plot, protagonist Ana, a young digital influencer addicted to social media, has a car accident while driving with her attention fixed on her smart phone. Portuguese-language dramatic comedy “Airplane Mode” was made by Rio-based production company A Fabrica for Netflix and stars Larissa Manoela, a local TV show teen star. The U.S., Mexico, France and Germany lead the viewership outside Brazil, according to Netflix. ![]() 23, has been watched by nearly 28 million households, of which one third are in Brazil and two thirds outside the country. The first Netflix original feature production in Brazil, released on Jan. RIO DE JANEIRO - Cesar Rodrigues’ “ Airplane Mode” is the most popular non-English language feature on Netflix so far in the world, Netflix disclosed exclusively to Variety on Thursday.
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