IMDb reviews seemed great, but movie plot was just OK

Rating: 6/10 (6 November 2012)

I went in as an airplane geek of sorts so I looked forward to all the stuff about the plane and the crash. I needn't have bothered, as it had little to do with aircraft or flight. It was just a precipitating incident for Whip's hitting bottom with his addiction. The plot struck me as nothing new and very Lifetime Movie-ish. Very mellow dramatic and nothing we haven't seen before.
That said, Denzel was stellar, as was his supporting cast. Particular to that supporting cast were John Goodman as Harling Mays, and Kelly Reilly as Nicole. That the script was maudlin shouldn't take their performances away from them. So a 7 for the acting and a 5 for the script gives a 6 of 10 average.