Flight

USA 2012, 133 minutes
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Rating: [R16] Offensive language, drug use and sexual themes.
Genres: Suspense/Crime, Drama

Topics: Aviation.

Feat. Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Melissa Leo

“A unique, audacious studio movie, kicking off as a star-driven spectacle before whittling itself down to a raw and riveting character study. ”~Slant

Aroview: Denzel Washington plays a lauded pilot whose heroic landing of a crippled airliner is called into question when a history of alcoholism and substance abuse surfaces.

While only limited in exploring this complex moral terrain and is guilty of lurching in the final reel, dir. Robert Zemeckis lends class to this melodramatic portrait of a man-as-his-own-worst-enemy, and a maturing Denzel Washington is great to watch, finally rid of his archetypal righteous image.

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2 stars (Good Try) Good to see Denzel without a gun. Film and musical score get the Hollywood treatment unfortunately. Highlight is a scene stealer from John Goodman. ~Tubbs
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3 stars (Good Enough) A bit of a grind, with some elements integrated poorly or handled cursorily. Denzel's great, and the crash is thrillingly (if implausibly) rendered, but Zemeckis' butterfly net isn't quite big enough to scoop up 'message' AND 'entertainment'. ~HiFi