Tough Film to Watch!

Rating: 9/10 (2 April 2014)

Flight is a very tough film to sit through and I don't say that because it's a bad film, it just has a very tough subject matter. Alcoholism is a tough subject in it's own right and the effects people have from it is not pretty. That being said, this film is a moving portrait of a guy who resorts to alcohol but at the same time is being hailed as a hero. This film has one of the best airplane sequences in film mainly because of the inverted plane. Now that is special effects talent right there.
This film is a welcome return to live-action filmmaking by director Robert Zemeckis whose last live-action film was 2000's Cast Away. This film is about a pilot named Whip Whitaker who is an airplane pilot, but also a drunk. He is labeled as a hero when he saves many lives on a plane due to expert piloting. But he gets questioned when word gets out he may have been drunk when he crash-landed that plane.
Denzel Washington gives one of his career-best performances and with his resume, that is a hard thing to do. Despite what he does, you still feel a little sympathy towards his character and that's the kind of human being Denzel is and the kind of characters he portrays. Don Cheadle is very good as the lawyer who keeps things guarded. John Goodman is quite funny as Whip's right-hand man. Bruce Greenwood is also good as Whip's loyal friend.
Overall, Flight is a compelling character drama that takes an inside look at a condition that affects many people in the world today. People may not like this film due to the lack of action here. But as a character drama, it feeds us the emotion of the characters and we truly feel them. It's a very powerful film with one of Denzel's best performances to date. I rate this film 9/10.