A real crash landing

Rating: 2/10 (4 December 2012)

Denzel Washington plays a pilot, coked-out of his mind, who regains consciousness during a flight experiencing massive engine failure. He manages to crash land the plane with minimal loss of life. Initially regarded as a hero, it comes to light that he was wasted at the time of take-off. He then spends the rest of the film trying to cover up his habit, even alienating another junkie-gone-clean, while a corporate attorney tries to clear him of charges of any wrongdoing.
Was he the hero, or was he at fault?
Potentially interesting idea is bludgeoned in this 45-minutes over-long, super sleazy movie, as the film wallows in character's coked-out, drunken stupor for the best part of two and a half hours. After all of that, it offers nothing more to the audience than a generic "say no to drugs" message. The considerable talents of Denzel Washington and John Goodman (basically in an extended cameo) are about all this has going for it, and some decent effects during the plane's crash landing.