1. gfny

   8

   An excellent movie with excitement, drama, and good story line. Denzel Washington is sure to receive an Academy nomination. The picture trailer only hints at the true story.… Expand

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2. TVJerry

   5

   From the previews this looks like the nail-biting experience of a plane crash. That's pretty true…for the first 15 minutes. After that, we watch the pilot (Denzel Washington) get drunk and drunker, while living in ever-more belligerent denial. If this is sounding like a movie about alcoholism, bingo! What starts as a compelling story turns into a grueling character study and deteriorates into a painfully-long descent into misery. Washington does a good job with an unlikable charater, but the writing is lackluster (with the exception of comic relief John Goodman), the pacing drags and the overall message is simply too much of a message. BTW, the music features the most trite selection of songs ever.… Expand

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3. thcsreb

   2

   See another movie. Don't waste your time here. It is a drama about a drunk. This movie is no more about a "Flight" than the movie "Animal House" is about animals. The 1st 30 minutes or so are compelling. A pilot, presumably a party animal, pilots a jet with mechanical problems to an unlikely landing, saving countless lives. However, that is only the special effects lead-in to the latter half of the movie - almost 90 minutes, and the TRUE plot - a despicable journey with an alcoholic and his un-entertaining habits, drug use, drinking to excess, lies, more lies, and boring conversations that are at times entirely stereotypical. Denzel Washington does NOT create a new character for himself here. Don Cheadle plays the exact same character he plays in every other movie - the stoic. The movie drags on endlessly and becomes almost unbearable at times. See another movie. Don't waste your time here. It is a drama about a drunk.… Expand

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