Instilling Fear for Frequent Flyers

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2014)

The first half hour of the film was mediocre - there was a sex scene and a plane crash. After that, everything was about the captain's struggle against alcoholism. Even though it was an emotional struggle, it's one we don't have to see on the big screen.
I also know a few captains that fly commercial airlines worldwide. Although most of them are not alcoholics, there are a few I know that are highly irresponsible and pay attention to other things other than flying the plane - such as those being bored with flying and trying to get into another career; so they study while they fly.
This film just drives it in for me that there are no stringent measures taken to ensure that pilots are screened on a regular basis to be at their peak when flying planes carrying hundreds of passengers.
Overall, I found the film to be very boring, and more of a wake-up call to passengers that captains are human as well and subject to the many issues any of us may face. As a result, I didn't enjoy this addiction story as it felt like it kept dragging on and on for hours with no ending.