awesome story with multiple depths of action and pathos

Rating: 8/10 (30 March 2013)

This is an awesome movie with deep stories of family, professionalism, friends, heroism, and addictions. The "R" rating is very accurate. I know some partial viewers who may not have previewed it well enough and were disappointed and stopped the video. The story is much deeper in the relating of the addiction traumas than the plane crash heroism and sadness. Expect flashbacks to the excellent flying maneuvers and passenger and crew reactions. More to the movie than the early flight scenes and aftermath. It reminds me somewhat of "Pulp Fiction" on a more believable sense for many folks. I saw this video from a library DVD. I was pleased with John Goodman's acting, comedy, and high speed delivery.
Denzel is great in all facets of the complex character and a thought provoking conclusion.