powerful character study

Rating: 6/10 (10 February 2014)

Who would have thought that Robert Zemeckis would be capable of making a film of such emotional power? A lot of that has to do with the script and the fantastic performance by Denzel Washington. Kelly Reilly was outstanding too in her role of companion to Whip. Her character is compared to Desdemona in an Othello reference near the start of the film, which is ironic as I had the pleasure of seeing her play Desdemona in a production of Othello in a London theatre. Anyway, Flight is a very powerful, emotional character study of a man who I would call a "functioning alcoholic". The reason why I only gave this 9 instead of 10 stars is that the ending felt a bit trite. However, I would highly recommend this film to anyone, the flight scene was amazing and you really felt like you were on the plane about to crash. Watch and enjoy this near masterpiece!