Huge Letdown

Rating: 4/10 (21 December 2013)

Apart from a terrific performance by Denzel Washington and an amazing flight crash scene, this movie lacks depth. As it centers around Whip, a troubled alcoholic/ drug addict who also has had some family/ marriage issues-- not to mention the plane crash that the film is supposed to be centered around is being blamed on him-- the films seems to ONLY pay attention to Whip. This has to be one of the slowest movies I've seen in a while, mainly because it only characterizes Whip, and it even does a bad job of that. As for everyone else, most could be taken out of the movie and no one would notice. On top of all of this, the film is extremely inappropriate. Apart from the fact that the main character is a alcoholic/ drug addict and we drinking and snorting, there is nudity (including the set of a porno because one of the characters tried to be a prostitute for the money), and lots of swearing (30 some "f"s and "s" each). And such it is such a slow movie, these scenes are very uncomfortable to watch-- not because of the content, but because the scenes quietly come along like no big deal, making a rather awkward feel for the viewer. To be honest, I maybe would have given this movie a 6 or even 7 is I hadn't come in expecting a 8 or 9, for there is still quite a few solid aspects of this movie. However, the bottom line is that the films slowness almost bored me to sleep. I call it a no-go, unless you like being patient with your movies; in that case, you might enjoy this