Great character study and emotional dynamic.

Rating: 8/10 (12 November 2013)

Flight is a very, very well made film. I love the brutal honesty and emotional toil that is very palpable throughout the movie. Denzel Washington is an American icon of acting. His total dedication to his craft is as impressive as any actor I've watched in the last 20 years.
The premise of a hard drinking, coke snorting woman chasing alpha male airline pilot smacks of what James Bond may have been if he flunked out at spy school. The plot is very straight forward and absolutely believable - on all levels. Denzel's character is so flawed, and so honest that at times, this movie resembles a documentary.
The supporting cast is very good. I love John Goodman's character. It places a modicum of well needed humor in an otherwise very dark and disturbing narrative. Don Cheadle seemed a bit wooden, but overall, very done.
I love the honesty. I love the emotional toil that so many in this movie must wrestle with. Don't look for this movie on the in-house movie list on your next red-eye to London. Highly recommended!