Money Plane (2020) starring Adam Copeland and Kelsey Grammer

After a botched museum heist, professional thief Jack Reese (Adam Copeland, better known for wrestling under the names Edge and Sexton Hardcastle) must accept an almost impossible job from mobster Darius “The Rumble” Grouch III (Kelsey Grammer). Reese and his crew must steal the cash and cryptocurrency aboard the infamous Money Plane, an airborne casino where notorious criminals wager on everything from a live game of Russian Roulette to how long it will take a man to die from a cobra bite.

Posing as human traffickers and a stewardess, Reese and his team commandeer the plane and set about stealing the loot, all while Reese’s pal (Thomas Jane) protects his family (Denise Richards) and gets to the bottom of the botched art heist.

Unfortunately, the fun concept is ruined by ham-fisted execution from writer/director Andrew Lawrence, who also co-stars as Iggy, Reese’s team member on the ground tasked with downloading the crypto. And, yes, Lawrence is the brother of Joey Lawrence (BLOSSOM), who plays the plane’s concierge, named “Concierge”. At least he’s not named Joe or Joey, like most of Lawrence’s acting roles. (A third Lawrence shows up in a ridiculous cowboy hat and fake mustache as, you guessed it, “The Cowboy”.)

If you make the mistake of renting this or better yet, finding it at your local library like I did, the whole thing lurches along quickly enough that it’s fairly painless but you’ll hate yourself—and the film—afterwards. Best enjoyed with an adult beverage or three as you contemplate which vacation home Grammer and Jane used this to make mortgage payments on. – Dan Taylor