US AAirways

Rating: 5/10 (21 March 2013)

So, Flight is another movie that made me kinda mad prior to seeing it, thanks to the trailers.
From what I remembered – and now, rewatching it, the preview promised action, comedy, suspense, courtroom thrillingand when you see it, you will, indeed, get all thatfor about 10 minutes out of 138. Unfortunately, I was told this fact prior to seeing it, even though I try not to listen or read anything about films I see beforehand, and they were dead on.
That said, at least I was prepared. This movie is a big-screen Lifetime Film about addiction first and foremost and the slight background is that action-packed plane tipping scene in the trailer. Oh, and that "courtroom scene"? Well, it's really not a courtroom and that disappoints me since I do love the very few courtroom movies produced since the birth of cinema.
And after I've already wrote, I actually kinda liked the finished product. Perhaps, because I was prepared? Or perhaps, I understand addictionfartoowell.
Drunk pilot Whip Whitaker – really, that's his name, and with the star's name, (Denzel) Washington playing him, we got the WWW – takes the pilot's seat to what could be a dysfunctional plane. Sort of like him, I suppose. In order to save the "102 souls onboard," Whitaker inverts the plane and lands the best anyone could've done.
Unfortunately for him, his life gets a lot worse following the crash landing as his defense team (including friends, relatives and attorneys) scramble to keep the alcoholic out of jail for flying intoxicated. Only, Whitaker's not helping at all.
Will Whip Whitaker wind up winning or wosing? (Sorry, that was bad. So what if I'm drinking right now while writing this? Ha.)
At any rate, I can see why Washington was nominated: he was, in fact, good, but not great enough to win. So that, Oscars, I agree with. And the movie, itself, was a tad bit confused on what it really wanted to be – and I am excluding the misleading trailer. At times, and even leading up to the climax, it threw in unusual humor that really didn't fit the scene or mood. It was almost as if they were trying to get us to side with the fact he might be able to get away with flying "102 souls" while drunk.
The movie's a tad bit long with his journey of alcoholism and only really perks in the finale scene that I really liked. Bookmarked, in reverse, that is, I liked the opening and exciting flight inverting. It's the middle part that's not necessarily bad, but doesn't even remotely hold up a second viewing ever.
Recommended? Eh. Sure, why not. Have a few drinks, thoughIt is a long film and I do love irony.