Flight

Rating: 5/10 (11 November 2012)

No matter the decade, a lot of actors worth their salt feel compelled to mine the depths of the abyss that is alcoholism - Jack Lemon in "Days of Wine and Roses," Nicolas Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas," Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart," to name just a few.
The trouble with this one, perhaps unique to me, is that it's not the Denzel Washington I want to see on screen. I want the Denzel with the swagger, the one who chases a runaway train before it takes out a town in its path and who relieves Gene Hackman of his command on a nuclear missile sub before a war is started and who swears vengeance on the bad guys who kidnap the little girl he's been hired to protect.
I want the Denzel who's in control, because the world can be a pretty scary place, and it's good to know there are people out there - people you don't even know - who will come to your rescue if the situation warrants it. I should have left after the crash sequence.
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