Brilliant.

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2013)

I just got through seeing Flight. Well, it's like I always say 'making a movie is a form of art' and this one is definitely a masterpiece. First off, Let me say what a brilliant piece of work this is. I was going to put this movie off and wait until it got to DVD because I thought it was going to be one of those movies where all of the good stuff happens at the beginning of the film and the rest of the movie falls flat. I'm glad I took a chance and saw the last showing of this movie. This movie kept me involved from beginning to end! There was not one uninteresting part of this film.
The cast. Victoria Burrows couldn't have done a better job with the casting on this one. Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, and Bruce Greenwood, Oh, and Kelly Reilly were just perfect for the parts they played. For instants, Whip(Denzel Washington) struggles with his demons throughout the film, it is done so perfectly intense you find yourself talking to him even if you normally don't talk to the screen while watching a movie. Don Cheadle's high profile lawyer part was excellent, John Goodman's I'll be there when you need me part, although he didn't appear in the movie much, was good too. Kelly Reilly as the junkie friend and Tamara Tunie as the Christian coworker were good as well.
Robert Zemeckis does have some pretty good movies under his belt, but this one is one of his best.