Flight
Flight
R | 02 November 2012 (USA)
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Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

Reviews
Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall
Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
merelyaninnuendo FlightIt is completely base on a textbook formula of its genre and is overstretched in its initial stage, taking the character driven feature and star power for granted. The script doesn't have much to offer especially considering the amount of time it takes to reach a definite point; more than two hours is pushing it. Robert Zemeckis is no short on execution but the screenplay is the real culprit in here that never had enough crisp at first to make it on screen. As expected, Daniel Washington delivers on performance level but unfortunately isn't supported as was essential. It is short on technical aspects like sound department and editing which could have been a lot better. The primary reason why it fails to exceed or even match the expectations, is the anticipated impact that it fails to pitch on screen for the audience to care or at least be effected by the characters projected in here. Flight flies safely but lands off stage to an outcome that was visible far before it even hits the screen, making the whole process or journey redundant and exhausting especially when the makers weren't even convincing the viewers for a second look or something to think about.
cinemajesty Movie Review: "Flight" (2012)Leading powerhouse actor Denzel Washington portrays a commercial flight captain in manners no audience member can imagine by inhabiting all vices of street thug criminal, but nevetheless keeping the ethical moral of not giving in under pressure to save at least some of his passengers' virtues, when director Robert Zemeckis amazingly benefits from an original screenplay "Academy-Award-nominated" by John Gatins, who analyzes in a microcosim of a single employee man what the perseption of a legal national desease as alcoholism can take a part of human society without judging its consequence.In its cinematography by Don Burgess and supporting cast including Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle and Nadine Valezquez, a tight as engaging Hollywood movie to watch, which in the end initiated by leading star actor Denzel Washington leaves a mature audience with the question of settling equilibrium in all-around human temptations of escaping from reality.Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC
jeffrymiranda-25858 I think it will neither add nor remove anything out of this movie. Initially, I thought it was going to be about a plane crash but as it went on, this story turned into a very true and moving story. There were a couple of actings, specially from one of the flight attendants who survived, which I felt kind of too flat and expected. Otherwise, I liked the gist of story and also the behind-the-scenes investigations when there is an plane accident. Apart from this crash, the whole story line about alcoholism and its consequences was very well developed and it touches deep fibers. I think this is a very didactical movie that can give a lesson to many people who struggle with this disease.
Leofwine_draca FLIGHT is an actor's showcase for the excellent Denzel Washington - one of my favourite stars working today - and a nice change of pace for Robert Zemeckis, a director usually mired in making kid-friendly movies. This one's definitely an adult film, telling the story of Washington's addicted pilot and his efforts to save the lives of his passengers during a disaster. This early sequence is inevitably the greatest in the film and a triumph of special effects and direction. The lengthy story that follows becomes a drawn-out character piece with courtroom scenes, legal battles, and most of all personal battles with the demons of drink and drugs. Washington is superb, which is no surprise, but it is a surprise to see British actress Kelly Reilly - previously best known for fare like EDEN LAKE - equally convincing as a fellow addict. The film is made with stylish and professionalism, and draws to an end in a very satisfying way.