Denzel gains my Oscar vote

Rating: 8/10 (7 February 2013)

Didn't like portrayal of Christian flight assistant and wife as wacko bible-thumpers, while drug addicts are just misunderstood flawed people. It's certainly not Denzel Washington's fault, more the director and screenwriter. But the director put together a taut movie. Denzel Washington is subtle and superb in his performance. I have dissed him in the past for some of the characters he's played but this character and Denzel's performance are in a different category here. Denzel Washington deserves the Oscar. He's the movie. He's really getting better and inspiring for his mastery of his craft. This was not an easy character to portray. Denzel does it effortlessly. A real master turn for this top actor. The other actors were top notch also. In response to what someone else said, no Denzel's character wasn't responsible for the accident. Though, I think it would have been more interesting if they toyed with a different ending. But that's because I think the movie could have gone either way which is a nice thing to say about the director and screenwriter. Liked the movie, hated the nudity and porn stuff, but I get it -- the drug angle. Nevertheless, I can fast forward through that nonsense. But I think that subject matter will mean the Oscars are out of reach. The head guys can argue that it's for sake of realism but it's really for box office return.