A great movie, but ...

Rating: 7/10 (16 February 2013)

A great movie, riveting from the first scene to well, the last 15 minutes or so.
The biggest let down for me was the typical Hollywood, politically correct ending, which in my opinion is very unnecessary and counter intuitive. Had the movie ended on the moment captain Whitaker walks into that NTSB hearing, it would've been just as effective and probably more moving.
As for Denzel Washington's performance, there's no doubt he's delivered one of the best in his career. He literally held the movie together single-handedly; you'd struggle to find a scene without him in it. It's like watching a heavy weight champ at work, he knows exactly when to deliver a punch and where to deliver it to. I'm glad to see him finally back in this kind of roles after so many forgettable ventures in the last 10 years.