"Murder on flight 502" tells the story of the first class of a flight from the states to London, that receives an anonymous threat, that some of the passengers are about to be murdered throughout the trip. The pilot, the airport security and a policeman on board team up to solve the case and arrest the murderer before it is too late.
The whole movie breathes the 70's. It surely wasn't produced with a very high budget and the outcome is somewhat alike. The way how the plot is built kind of reminds me of old Agatha Christie movies, where the audience is more or less trying to collect clues to find out who could be the bad guy in the end. There are some bigger logical errors in the film and generally the events don't seem to be all too realistic but if you can accept this you can actually be well entertained by the movie and have a surprisingly good time with it. The character evolution is maybe a bit foreseeable and some of the characters are brutally one-dimensional, but in exchange the film manages to keep the tension up and create some false hints that may leave some viewers surprised.
All in all this is a mediocre movie, neither bad nor anything special. It is a solid 70's crime movie that you should give a try if both elements are of some interest for you and you find the general plot appealing.
The whole movie breathes the 70's. It surely wasn't produced with a very high budget and the outcome is somewhat alike. The way how the plot is built kind of reminds me of old Agatha Christie movies, where the audience is more or less trying to collect clues to find out who could be the bad guy in the end. There are some bigger logical errors in the film and generally the events don't seem to be all too realistic but if you can accept this you can actually be well entertained by the movie and have a surprisingly good time with it. The character evolution is maybe a bit foreseeable and some of the characters are brutally one-dimensional, but in exchange the film manages to keep the tension up and create some false hints that may leave some viewers surprised.
All in all this is a mediocre movie, neither bad nor anything special. It is a solid 70's crime movie that you should give a try if both elements are of some interest for you and you find the general plot appealing.