Flight (2012)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 217
Fresh: 169 | Rotten: 48
Robert Zemeckis makes a triumphant return to live-action cinema with Flight, a thoughtful and provocative character study propelled by a compelling performance from Denzel Washington.
Average Rating: 7.9/10
Critic Reviews: 42
Fresh: 38 | Rotten: 4
Robert Zemeckis makes a triumphant return to live-action cinema with Flight, a thoughtful and provocative character study propelled by a compelling performance from Denzel Washington.
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Movie Info
In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane? -- (C) Official Site
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Cast
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Denzel Washington
Whip, Whip Whitaker -
Don Cheadle
Hugh Lang -
Kelly Reilly
Nicole, Nicole Magge... -
John Goodman
Harling Mays -
Bruce Greenwood
Charlie Anderson -
Melissa Leo
Ellen Block -
Brian Geraghty
Ken Evans -
Tamara Tunie
Margaret Thomason -
Peter Gerety
Avington Carr -
Nadine Velazquez
Katerina Marquez -
Garcelle Beauvais
Deana -
Carter Cabassa
Son on Plane -
Adam Ciesielski
Father on Plane -
Conor O'Neill
Kip -
Charlie E. Schmidt, ...
Tiki Pot -
Will Sherrod
Schechter -
Boni Yanagisawa
Camelia Satou -
Adam Tomei
Fran -
Dane Davenport
Derek Hogue -
John Crow
Field Reporter -
E. Roger Mitchell
Craig Matson -
Ravi Kapoor
Dr. Kenan -
Jill Jane Clements
Morning Nurse -
Tommy Kane
Mark Mellon -
James Badge Dale
Gaunt Young Man -
Susie Spear
Waitress -
Philip Pavel
Bartender -
Rev. Charles Z. Gard...
Pentecostal Minister -
Tom Nowicki
Len Caldwell -
Jason Benjamin
Carr's Business Guy,... -
Ric Reitz
Carr's Attorney -
Timothy James Adams
Whip's Dad -
Darius Woods
Young Will -
Ron Caldwell
Trevor -
Dylan Kussman
Two Beer Barry -
Janet Metzger
Sheila -
Bethany Ann Lind
Vicky Evans -
Sharon Blackwood
Peach Tree Employee -
Pam Smith
Peach Tree Employee -
Justin Martin
Will -
Shannon Walshe
Tilda Banden -
Rhoda Griffis
Amanda Anderson -
Michael Beasley
Officer Edmonds -
Ted Hall
TV Reporter -
Laila Pruitt
Girl on Elevator -
Precious Bright
Mom on Elevator -
Steve Coulter
NTSB Officer at Hear... -
Ted Huckabee
Prison Guard
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All Critics (217) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (169) | Rotten (48) | DVD (1)
'Flight' is predictable in its plotting and soft in its conclusions. But thanks to that dynamite opening and Washington's effortless performance, it's also an enjoyable, compelling slice of old-school melodrama.
Top CriticAt a certain point, great actors want to show us the truth of something that may be far from their lives but that somehow they understand, intimately, all too well.
Flight is a well-made motion picture, but not a fun or entertaining one.
Denzel Washington gives one of his most nuanced and impressive performances.
This is Washington's movie from beginning to end, and full of little layers.
An old-fashioned drama and all the better for it.
An ordinary drama about addiction and recovery, made somewhat noteworthy by Denzel Washington's firing-on-all-cylinders performance.
Until the last 10 minutes, Flight in large part resembles one of those tough, dark character studies they used to make in the '70s.
About all the film accomplishes is instilling a fear that the next time you fly, your pilot might be an irresponsible lush.
Not the most compelling portrait of addiction, but it's a satisfactory one.
The powerful pull of the bottle is conveyed with considerable force...The character fits Washington like a tailored strait-jacket, possibly because he's worn it before.
Robert Zemeckis boldly returns to live action with a soaring drama that exceeds expectations thanks to Denzel Washington's Oscar-nominated performance.
If you've got the nerve, buckle up.
In John Gatin's script not only have Robert Zemeckis and Denzel Waashington found an outlet to profess their spirituality, but they also deliver some of their best work.
An extremely entertaining watch, if not a wholly empathetic experience.
[E]nds up saying, [Expletive] those people who want more than a nice risk-free complacent ending.
Zemeckis - who hasn't directed a live action film since 2000's Cast Away - shoots the film as straight as possible. But that's not to say it's without wit.
In Flight Zemekis and co. have achieved something braver than the familiar "drugs are bad mmmk" chestnut, creating one of Hollywood's most vivid portrayals of a functional alcoholic character, and asking us not to judge him not by his addiction.
There's no doubt that audiences used to him as Malcolm X or 'Hurricane' Carter will be appalled by the sight of him completely off his face.
A borderline farcical approach to addiction that's so heavy-handed it could be added to the weight program at a gym
Flight may begin on a glorious high, but the long hangover that follows is a prime example of mainstream Hollywood dramatic filmmaking at its most cartoonish.
Zemeckis generally sustains the tension, though the movie is overlong and the full implications of the drama are never fully confronted. But Washington is always there, a substantial antihero with a genuinely tragic dimension.
t is hard to think of a film as weirdly paced or as oddly structured as Robert Zemeckis's largely successful return to live-action drama.
...isn't true to the hard work of confession.
Here, after the truly alarming crash sequence, there are no special effects, just deft and committed film-making, letting us see steadily in long takes.
"God help me" cries Denzel, as he contemplates his ruinous addiction but it might have been better if he'd helped us by instructing Zemeckis and Gatins not to be so heavy handed in the religious symbolism department.
Audience Reviews for Flight
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- Harling Mays: My work here is finished. See you on the dark side of the moon.
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- Hugh Lang: The FAA placed ten pilots in simulators, recreated the events. Every pilot killed everybody on board! You were the only one who could do it!
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- Hugh Lang: This was an act of god.
- Whip Whitaker: Whose God would do this?
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- Harling Mays: I need that table cleaned off and put in front of him, a credit card, a hundred dollar bill and a glass of water.
- Charlie Anderson: I got a twenty?
- Charlie Anderson: That'll do.
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- Whip Whitaker: I drink because I CHOOSE TO!
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- Whip Whitaker: Are you a pilot?
- Hugh Lang: No, no...
- Whip Whitaker: Then you don't know what the f@#k you are talking about.
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| The first drink gets you drunk | 6 months ago | 29 |
| I'm at a loss for words for how BAD this movie is | 3 months ago | 22 |
| This movie is bait'n'switch | 6 months ago | 11 |
| The first drink gets you drunk | 7 months ago | 2 |
| Denzel's performance | 6 months ago | 0 |
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