Fight or Flight (2025) | Hollywood Movie

Fight or Flight (2025), directed by James Madigan, is a high-octane action-comedy that straps you into a plane full of assassins and lets Josh Hartnett loose with a chainsaw. Hartnett plays Lucas Reyes, a disgraced mercenary tasked with protecting a cyber-terrorist, “The Ghost” (Charithra Chandran), on a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco, only to discover every passenger is a killer with a bounty on her head.

The film kicks off with a frenetic montage of airborne mayhem—think meal carts as weapons and a chainsaw in economy class—and rarely lets up, delivering slick, brutal fight choreography that rivals The Raid in its confined-space creativity. Hartnett’s bleach-blonde, Hawaiian-shirt-clad anti-hero is a delight, blending goofy charm with visceral action (a toad venom-fueled brawl is a highlight), while Chandran holds her own as a steely foil. Katee Sackhoff’s deadpan delivery as the shady boss adds dry humor, though the plot—a muddled mix of corporate espionage and forced labor twists—feels like an afterthought to the carnage.

At 97 minutes, it’s a lean, unpolished B-movie romp that embraces its absurdity, even if the ending screams sequel bait without fully earning it. Perfect for action junkies who don’t mind a bumpy narrative landing.