Flight

This film is very good at character analysis and that it shows that things are not always what they seem to be with excellent performances from Denzel Washington. Flight is exciting - terrific, really - because in addition to the sophisticated storytelling techniques by which it keeps us hooked, it doesn't drag audience sympathies around by the nose, telling us what to think or how to judge the reckless, charismatic protagonist played by Denzel Washington.

Flight is a long movie and it unfortunately fails to hold by attention for the whole runtime. Denzel Washington is amazing and the production design is very good but the story falls flat on so many levels and nothing else in the movie manages to come close to the brilliant first act.

Washington is great and the film has strong scenes of addictive behaviour, but is also clumsily told at times.

Junkie airline pilot gets questioned after a fatal crash. 'Flight' is the wrong name here. This flick is NOT about flying. And the script has holes such as the pilot's co-pilot who would report the junkie, but turns religious and lets him off the hook. John Goodman gives a terrible performance as an enabler. Watch 'The Pilot' (1980), starring Cliff Robertson, instead.

I hate airplanes. This isn't scary because it happens. It happens rarely. When it does happen chaos happens. Ride at your own risk. Lesson learned. Denzel does a fine job at losing control when it's the appropriate time to. Made his millions.