Exciting but flawed movie

Rating: Null/10 (7 December 2012)

A routine plane flight encounters a catastrophic malfunction, but the alcoholic, drugged pilot miraculously saves many lives. Now the question is: How will his additions affect the crash investigation?
Denzel Washington plays the pilot and gives an outstanding performance. He's utterly charismatic, sympathetic, and a pleasure to watch. Though his character is troubled and weak, I was rooting for him. The plane emergency is so real and scary, you'll never want to fly again.
On the down side, I found the prolonged nudity in the opening scene and the nonstop profanity to be completely unnecessary and degrading. Also, John Goodman's comic-relief drug dealer is viewed as an amiable and even helpful man, which is off-putting.
Washington is such a fine actor, I wish he had had a better script that didn't rely on the shock value of gutter language, nudity, and drug abuse.