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Flight

2012
Drama
2h 18m
An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling (imdb)
Directed by:
Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis
Written by:
John Gatins
Starring:
Don Cheadle Don Cheadle Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood John Goodman John Goodman Tamara Tunie Tamara Tunie Melissa Leo Melissa Leo Kelly Reilly Kelly Reilly James Badge Dale James Badge Dale Brian Geraghty Brian Geraghty Nadine Velazquez Nadine Velazquez Rhoda Griffis Rhoda Griffis Bethany Anne Lind Bethany Anne Lind
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Drama
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Flight

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Drama
2h 18m
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ytadelYtadel
Rated 03 Nov 2012
4
43rd
An excellent first twenty minutes featuring one of the best plane crash sequences ever committed to film is unfortunately followed by two bloviated, intensely preachy hours about the evils of alcoholism. I went in expecting a movie and instead got a lecture. A well-acted lecture with a few gripping moments, but a lecture nonetheless. Props to the extremely talented trailer editors who managed to make this movie look a hell of a lot more interesting than it actually is.
Rated 03 Nov 2012
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 03 Nov 2012
3
32nd
A predictably moralistic and pedestrian film that covers a number of genre but does none of them justice. I've heard people unfavourably compare the trajectory of this film to the flight itself, but that's not entirely accurate because this film begins well but then ends by crashing headfirst into a huge mountain of shit.
Rated 03 Nov 2012
mikixMikix
Rated 29 Mar 2013
74
42nd
The moral of the film is it doesn't matter how much you drink as long as you snort some cocaine after that
Rated 29 Mar 2013
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 27 May 2021
80
65th
This movie gets points for coming out after the Sully incident, and asking, "What if the pilot was a train wreck?" Zemeckis uses his usual tropes, including a mild mannered hero and an overbearing soundtrack. Seriously, the drug scene includes Cowboy Junkies & the Red Hot Chili Peppers--as if someone put on the Spotify Heroin Channel before shooting up. Also, the plane crash special FX are great. While it doesn't have anything new to say about alcoholism, it accomplishes what it sets out to do.
Rated 27 May 2021
dougiedDougieD
Rated 04 Nov 2012
85
68th
A well made but flawed film that examines what happens when an alcoholic pilot pulls off a miracle. The plane crash is probably the most harrowing crash sequence put on film and Danzel gives a stunning performance. Starts out strong and then drags in the second half, before giving a satisfying conclusion.
Rated 04 Nov 2012
bofbof
Rated 29 Dec 2012
60
39th
Well-acted but preachy and long-winded drama that ends up exactly where you'd expect it to go if you know your Hollywood. Never quite lives up to what it promises in its first 20 minutes, which are excellent and set up most of what happens after, but are also far more interesting than what happens after. But hey, the next time I see a pilot get drunk and snort coke before a flight, I'll feel a lot safer.
Rated 29 Dec 2012
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 03 Feb 2013
6
34th
A welcome return to live action films for Zemeckis, despite making an all too obvious commentary on the perils of alcoholism and unfolding exactly as you expect it to. Washington however nails his role as a man struggling to come to terms with his addiction, offering the great actor a chance to step out of his comfort zone, yet it's a role he portrays with the same coolness as when playing a gangster or a crooked cop.
Rated 03 Feb 2013
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 07 Nov 2013
50
49th
Well I walked in to the movie ten minutes late so I apparently missed the best part: the plane crash. The rest is just sort of a cliche story about alcoholism that anyone could walk into any AA meeting across the country and hear. They try to polish the turd by making him some kind of hero-esque functioning alcoholic but in the end it joins the ranks of movies that, if you've seen the trailer you basically saw the whole thing. So pretty much every Denzel Washington movie ever.
Rated 07 Nov 2013
djrossdjross
Rated 26 Apr 2019
35
19th
Gives the impression of having been written by a guy who went to AA, was impressed by its “spiritual” elements, decided to write a movie about it, but thought he needed to glamorise the subject by making the protagonist into a guy who flies big planes. The result is rather absurd, and it is hard not to feel that the whole thing might seem more dynamic and appealing if the order of scenes was reversed.
Rated 26 Apr 2019
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 05 Nov 2012
60
36th
A bit overrated. After an awesome and intense beginning the film turns into a character study about addiction. I would have no problem with that if it weren't extremely heavy-handed and wrapped up in a ridiculous way. It's still a good movie, it's just not anything I'll ever need to see again.
Rated 05 Nov 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 15 Nov 2012
60
50th
'Flight' is in many ways as flawed as its premise is far-fetched but, along with the intense setup, Denzel's performance is the reason to board. I accepted the contrivances. They put Whip under pressure by raising the stakes to the limit which heightens - or at least accentuates - the drama. The main problem is that the depiction of drug and alcohol abuse seems less than believeable, too. Hopefully this will mark a turning point in Washington's career. The guy deserves more challenging material.
Rated 15 Nov 2012
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 08 Feb 2013
6
55th
Starts out amazing and then just gradually deteriorates until the end which was just a tacked on, sentimental piece of garbage. Could've been really dark and twisted but they Hollywooded it up and ruined what could've been a legitimately great movie about addiction. Denzel was great and someone needs to give some love to James Badge Dale, nice to see that guy finally starting to show up in stuff.
Rated 08 Feb 2013
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 14 Nov 2012
55
27th
The first 25 minutes of this are fantastic, it had everything I like in a movie (WINK WINK) the rest of the movie was just this repeated: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqmJEA8Id28&feature=related
Rated 14 Nov 2012
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 30 Jul 2018
75
69th
Hard to get into but a good film too watch
Rated 30 Jul 2018
jthuskyjthusky
Rated 23 Dec 2012
76
72nd
A very tense, very straight-forward, and frustratingly obvious morality tale about the depths of addiction. Powerful, but the opposite of subtle. (I mean, really, the music choices? "Under the Bridge" as someone shoots up? "Alcohol" to imply alcoholism? Blurgh, Zemeckis.)
Rated 23 Dec 2012
northsiderNorthSider
Rated 17 Dec 2012
63
48th
Watch this for a stunning crash sequence and John Goodman's greatness.
Rated 17 Dec 2012
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 26 Jan 2013
55
44th
The rest of the film can't match up with the intensity of the beginning. It's still decent drama, but unfortunately, with an ending so sappy that you might puke in your popcorn. Still, highly recommended, even though it's mostly because of the great flight scene.
Rated 26 Jan 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 16 Feb 2013
68
65th
Like most are saying, the film can't really live up to it's stunning crash scene. The downward spiral is interesting and well acted though and definitely not a waste of time.
Rated 16 Feb 2013
zarkonZarkon
Rated 27 Dec 2012
65
16th
Good thing Flight showed up with its cast of one-dimensional caricatures, unsubtle themes, and all-too-convenient plot points, because it's been too long since Crash. Praise Jesus for the lead actors and the plane crash effects.
Rated 27 Dec 2012
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 16 Feb 2013
75
52nd
Really wanted to like it but it became too "soapy" in the 2nd and 3rd acts. Could have been more dramatic, like a courtroom thriller. Denzel is solid as are the rest of the cast.
Rated 16 Feb 2013
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 05 Nov 2012
46
41st
Not fun. Not hard-to-watch (for the right reasons). Not thrilling. Just a plodding, moralistic lecture, and the same 5 boomer rock songs Zemeckis has probably been stroking off to since Forrest Gump.
Rated 05 Nov 2012
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 16 Nov 2012
50
46th
An amazing first thirty minutes, a tolerable second act and a third act that doesn't make sense. For a 140 minute PSA for alcoholics anonymous, Flight really has no idea how to translate its message other than showing Denzel drink a lot.
Rated 16 Nov 2012
mlpgaffneymlpgaffney
Rated 12 Jan 2013
75
40th
So fucking depressing. It starts off great, but I think that the trailers seriously misrepresent the tone of the film. I went in thinking it was going to be a bit more of a comedic drama but was smacked in the face with full-on depression. Look, I grew up in a house with two addicted parents and watching this film just brought back some unwanted feelings. There were just too many times I wished I could reach in and smack some sense into Denzel's character.....
Rated 12 Jan 2013
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 16 Nov 2012
50
38th
After that first (brilliant) flight sequence I was hooked. From that point on however, the film seemed to go out of its way to render itself irrelevant, reaching all its conclusions about 30 minutes later than it should. Good cast, fairly well put together, but painfully unsubtle. If nothing else, it's nice to see Zemeckis make a proper film again.
Rated 16 Nov 2012
rossRoss
Rated 02 Jan 2013
85
89th
The film is flawed with some way too obvious addiction clichés, but it didn't ruin this great drama for me. And surprisingly I was moved by this film more than any other this year. Denzel gives an amazing performance and proves that he still is one of the top tier actors of his generation.
Rated 02 Jan 2013
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 05 Sep 2013
70
29th
Denzel Washington is good in a decent if somewhat saccharine and melodramatic film. A little too heavy handed at times but a good timekiller.
Rated 05 Sep 2013
sweetmortalSweetMortal
Rated 08 Jul 2013
74
20th
Engaging storytelling, although I felt Reilly's character was sidelined. It was kind of weird when people kept saying that 'God did it' and that was said to be a fine excuse for the plane to crash, but I much preferred the first half to the second, which delved more into his background and wasn't backed up with such contrived writing. Washington also became less convincing the more the film progressed, and the plane crash scenes at the beginning were much more interesting to watch.
Rated 08 Jul 2013
liquid3600LiQuid3600
Rated 30 Dec 2012
6
58th
Thankfully we're spared Denzel finding God as a solution to his "problem" but that's a minor comfort in a denouement filled to bursting with Hollywood cheese. Up until then, a relatively decent portrayal of alcoholism totally awesome!
Rated 30 Dec 2012
damildamil
Rated 14 Feb 2013
65
54th
Well, the first 25 minutes of this film were actually pretty amazing. The plane sequence is really well done, and I was on the edge of my seat. Unfortunately, the film doesn't (or can't) sustain this tension for the rest of the running time. It just kind of drags on, without much at stake except the looming trial. It becomes about alcoholism, but it doesn't really have anything interesting to say on the subject. The cast were fine. Disappointing second and third acts, but alright overall.
Rated 14 Feb 2013
jodamicojodamico
Rated 13 Jan 2013
75
45th
Great acting but not much else holds up its end.
Rated 13 Jan 2013
dwyerdwyer
Rated 16 Jan 2013
68
28th
If you think you've seen the whole movie because you've seen the trailer, you're almost right. There's a bit more to it than that, but I've got to say that while I found the film engaging and its actors comfortable (and enjoyable) to watch, taken as a whole, it's about what you'd expect if all you've seen is the trailer. See it if you love Denzel (and/or Goodman and/or Cheadle), but try to go in with moderate expectations.
Rated 16 Jan 2013
nick_hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 02 Jun 2013
60
47th
Denzel acted great, sure, but the story was kind of dumb, I thought. The trailers made it out to be a completely different kind of film, like a man wrongly accused of his actions. What do we get? The exact opposite, with a shitty ending.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
stewballStewball
Rated 04 Nov 2012
70
54th
Everything is going along great, but then half-way through it's like they turn over the direction to Alcoholics Anonymous to make an AA promo. Picked up again at the very end.
Rated 04 Nov 2012
thesaberfoolTheSaberfool
Rated 13 Feb 2013
45
37th
I don't know if that landing is even physically possible, but I don't care - that crash sequence was absolute perfection. Unfortunately, it is all downhill from there. The entire film is filmed and acted competently, but from the crash onward the story descends into an utterly predictable, heavy-handed tale with the profound message that "addiction is bad." Could have possibly told the story out of chronological order to maintain a bit of suspense and interest. Oh well...
Rated 13 Feb 2013
kavuKavu
Rated 21 Jan 2013
74
54th
I expected a bit more from the script, but everyone involved does a good job. Denzel is just his usual self, so the nomination feels more like a lifetime one.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
supergloosupergloo
Rated 09 Jan 2013
5
18th
A good performance by Denzel Washington and some thrilling special effects almost redeem this glorified public service announcement about substance abuse. Almost. But not quite.
Rated 09 Jan 2013
hologramhologram
Rated 10 Feb 2013
85
59th
Never dark enough to be poignant (odd for a movie about a plane crash and drug and alcohol addiction). Denzel's gravity pulling the film along is enough to make a good movie, but don't expect to be challenged.
Rated 10 Feb 2013
dmcrimsonDMCrimson
Rated 05 Jan 2015
76
30th
The crash sequence deserves praise but the rest of movie should've been replaced.
Rated 05 Jan 2015
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 14 Feb 2013
77
47th
A pretty decent drama about a hero pilot who has a drinking and drug problem. The biggest issue with this film is its length. It's over two hours long and at times really feels like it. The crash scene at the start is very epic though and I love the courtroom drama at the end. I will agree with my friend that this movie just had a real identity problem. Comedy? Drama? The comedy bit was perfect with John Goodman as the drug dealer. Reminded me of some other movie he was in...
Rated 14 Feb 2013
vwsfilmVwsFILM
Rated 05 Jun 2013
75
25th
Like I expected wasn't this movie thats hard to forget. I enjoyed the story, but neither the plot nor the acting was anywhere near superb. Some great scenes, but summed up, it was a really mediocre movie.
Rated 05 Jun 2013
skittlezskittlez
Rated 21 Aug 2013
76
34th
If I knew someone struggling with alcohol/drug abuse then I might have liked it more because it did a good job of showing how hard it can be to deal with for everyone involved.
Rated 21 Aug 2013
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 18 Feb 2013
45
57th
Starts out visually great and continues with a solid plane crash-sequence, but after that takeoff the story flys coach and it's performances from D.Washington and his support that keep it above a crash-landing. *Preview*: #13#, exp-4*, hype, story, reviews, (director Zemeckis/1), cast, R2.
Rated 18 Feb 2013
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 20 Jan 2013
78
57th
D. Washington's career seemed to have become a relentless jetstream of high-concept Denzel-centric blockbuster action and drama fare. Cleverly, his latest ticks boxes at both ends of his spectrum: it features dramatic plane-inverting antics of the most risible and entertaining nature, as well as a sterling dramatic performance packed with maturity and heart-rending poignancy. Whoever had the idea of combining the two, I do not know, but somehow, it just works! This film is Denzel in a nutzel.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
justingsJustinGS
Rated 01 Dec 2014
7
58th
Denzel Washington is a great actor. He's not on a lot of people's best of lists, but he should be. Robert Zemeckis' direction is really sharp in this one. The crash landing sequence is great, but the really strength is journey of Washington's character.
Rated 01 Dec 2014
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 23 Feb 2013
80
42nd
A mediocre screenplay belaboring a few obvious themes that just manages to succeed due to competent direction and one magnificent performance. (The upside-down airplane is pretty cool too!)
Rated 23 Feb 2013
dalbozDalboz
Rated 13 Feb 2013
78
61st
I've seen Denzel Washington give better performances. This one is pretty ham-fisted in its approach to the subject. While not bad, it's not that great either. While it has a definite story-arc and character development, it lacks any kind of subtlety. The problem is that it's obvious how things are going to play out and so few risks are taken with the story or characters that it feels condescending in that it doesn't give the audience credit for detecting subtlety in a serious subject.
Rated 13 Feb 2013
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 31 Dec 2012
35
14th
Misleading trailer aside, this is not a good movie about drug/alcohol addiction. Denzel's character is only redeemed in the last 10 minutes of the film; up until then, he's despicable and the only reason to root for him is because he was an unlikely savior. The film oddly glorifies cocaine as a hangover cure and possibly as the reason for all of his flight decisions. Also your drug dealer is a really cool fat guy who listens to the Stones. What an uninspired soundtrack by the way.
Rated 31 Dec 2012
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 16 Jan 2013
80
68th
The alcoholism stuff left my stomach in knots, which I guess means that the film was successful. Every single music cue seemed jarringly inappropriate to me though, and completely took me out of the movie.
Rated 16 Jan 2013
rckeller093Rckeller093
Rated 04 Jan 2013
60
11th
The lawyer called someone to administer cocaine to his client, wtf is up with this movie.
Rated 04 Jan 2013
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 21 Jul 2014
6
41st
Flight marked Robert Zemeckis' return to live action filmmaking after working on several animated projects. The involvement of Denzel Washington is a good enough reason to watch this film and he gives one of his best performances. But this disappointingly dull film is heavily reliant on his performance alone. Once the impressive crash sequence is over, the film just goes into further decline. And ultimately the obvious message that 'addiction is bad' just isn't as powerful as it thinks it is.
Rated 21 Jul 2014
redactedredacted
Rated 26 Jul 2013
63
34th
The alcoholic ruse comes crashing down. The flight in question comes crashing down & the plot comes crashing down. They all tasted clean air for a moment, then things turned upside down. Skipping through some vague god talk, we arrive at the finale, a bit of hard self-analytical honesty. A point that Denzel's character probably would have admitted in the opening sequence, but where's the fun in that? John Goodman stomps around pushing cocaine on pilots while Don Cheadle looks on enviously.
Rated 26 Jul 2013
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 23 Nov 2012
65
31st
There's good and bad to be found in this flick, which takes monstrous stylistic turns in an attempt to appear gritty and real... which sadly renders some portions wholly unrealistic. The good includes many of the performances; while Denzel is Denzel, can John Goodman get some love? Dude is phenomenal! The flight sequence and Kelly Reilly are both great. Sadly, the bad is as evident as Whip's alcoholism, and the movie somewhat devolves to preachy, religious anti-alcohol dogma. Far from brilliant.
Rated 23 Nov 2012
filliganFilligan
Rated 16 Nov 2012
72
25th
It seems to be the universal opinion that this film opens flawlessly with a crash sequence that deserves much better to follow it. I kept expecting Flight to contain a strong moral debate over the events of the crash, but instead we're subjected to Washington doing the same thing for two hours before reaching his predictable resolution. There's nice scenes scattered throughout and Denzel is always great, the film just never realizes its full potential.
Rated 16 Nov 2012
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 20 Apr 2015
65
62nd
Washington, yet again, chooses a role in which his character is tortured, punished and makes the rest of humanity look irredeemable, but it is a performance that makes Flight worth watching. Unfortunately, the film is ultimately a little disappointing. It never lives up to, or even comes close to, the excitement present in the first act. While the portrayal of addiction and alcoholism is well-handled, it often feels drawn out, and Goodman's character is great but feels out of place.
Rated 20 Apr 2015
matildamatilda
Rated 21 Mar 2013
69
51st
just wonder if you would go to prison if you were on prescription xanax-same thing - hollywood accepted. But a decent film. Go to prison for saving lives? judgy judgy judgersen
Rated 21 Mar 2013
simsorutsimsorut
Rated 28 Aug 2020
33
14th
I need a hundred dollar bill.
Rated 28 Aug 2020
synthonosynthono
Rated 13 Aug 2013
73
23rd
The world's most professionally made Lifetime movie.
Rated 13 Aug 2013
naurunauru
Rated 19 May 2013
60
57th
Starts well but gradually gets worse as the film plods on. The ending is very poor and definitely takes the easy way out. What a film this could have been with slightly more ambitious writing.
Rated 19 May 2013
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 24 Feb 2013
55
36th
I don't give anything for Denzel's performance. He acts like he's done in every film, I've ever seen him in. So if there is anything to say, it is, that he fails to show something he hasn't already shown a million times before.
Rated 24 Feb 2013
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 02 May 2014
65
32nd
Kind of a typical Hollywood drama, though it starts off somewhat promising, some fairly good scenes here and there but ultimately not interesting enough, at least not with these characters and the amount of cliches.
Rated 02 May 2014
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 14 Feb 2015
70
54th
Hardcore drama movie. Kind of a downer as the movie mostly focusses on the captain's alcohol use before flying the plane and the severe crashing. Hero or killer?
Rated 14 Feb 2015
disconnecteddisconnected
Rated 25 Nov 2014
41
13th
I don't know that Denzel is necessarily any better in this than he his in anything else, but all the same, I enjoyed seeing him here, even if the movie around him is cloyingly simplistic, melodramatic and maudlin. Shitty music choices too. (I will add, months later, a post-script to this saying that I was simply wrong and this is a terrific film, if more subtle than what I was prepared for at the time. I won't change my rating, though, just to preserve my initial reaction.)
Rated 25 Nov 2014
bullyfanaticBullyFanatic
Rated 12 Feb 2013
90
83rd
Denzel Washington has never truly impressed me as an actor. Training Day came close, but I still have seen much better performances by non-Oscar nominated/winning actors. Here, Denzel absolutely blew my past feelings about him away in this film. His tortured, alcoholic, drug-abusing character is so real and powerful that it just hit a nerve and shattered it. It's very reminiscent of Ray Milland's performance in "The Lost Weekend," but even more powerful. A spectacular performance that I applaud.
Rated 12 Feb 2013
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 08 Feb 2013
80
85th
Zemeckis returns to live-action films in a stunning, giant character-driven story. He presents a vicious, self-destructive hero in a helpless downfall, but refuses to rely on emotions. First of all, this is a tale of a horny, drunk and high rockstar, and not a redemption melodrama about a pilot who made the impossible. Zemeckis, following the classic canon of Hollywood storytelling -- the whole film is a victim-hero-villain statement --, wants the audience to care about Whip just the way he is.
Rated 08 Feb 2013
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 09 Feb 2013
70
56th
Features one of the best crash scenes ever on film. It's one of those sequences that gives you sweaty palms. It's nice to see Denzel playing a sullen fuck up again. He really immerses himself into the emotions of this type of role. It's interesting to see the slight spin he gives to these raw performances especially if you compare it with Creesy (Man on fire) or Alonzo (Training day.) Zemeckis finally does some interesting things again but the sentimentality does get a bit trite at the end.
Rated 09 Feb 2013
duderDuder
Rated 04 Oct 2014
60
40th
I enjoyed the ride but the ending was too optimistic, would've been better with a darker ending as the movie had. I liked the camera work and the acting, but still, the ending.. Too light.
Rated 04 Oct 2014
constantineconstantine
Rated 09 Jan 2013
66
32nd
I always imagined this will be the comeback movie of Robert Zemeckis after all those 3D-CGI animations. When did Zemeckis become so boring?
Rated 09 Jan 2013
eritsukueritsuku
Rated 17 Jan 2015
65
33rd
Opening flight scene was just amazing. Everything was building very nicely until the entire movie was turned on its ear and became an annoying, made-for-TV Lifetime movie about the dangers of drinking too much alcohol.
Rated 17 Jan 2015
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 14 Feb 2013
60
52nd
First scene is great, then it goes very uneven, but It's an enjoyable movie overall.
Rated 14 Feb 2013
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 31 May 2013
67
61st
Top performance from Denzel and the film centres around him brilliantly. Reilly and the always reliable Greenwood are both very good too. It's nice to see Zemeckis focusing of live action again, and "Flight" is a good return, with some issues. The crash and NSTB hearing scenes are great, but at 2 hours apart from each other everything in-between them is workmanlike, but unspectacular. It ends up all somewhat predictable, and the film never gets the most out of Whitaker as a character.
Rated 31 May 2013
sharpcoolsharpcool
Rated 19 May 2013
68
44th
Awkwardly transitions between comedy and serious drama. Goodman's fix-it character was silly. If Denzel wasn't in this it would've probably sucked, but he is so it's definitely entertaining.
Rated 19 May 2013
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 19 Feb 2013
70
54th
Solid drama with a fantastic set piece. Thought it was let down by the very ending, felt like a puss out, but besides that and it being a bit flabby in the running time a solid film with fine performances
Rated 19 Feb 2013
lizf27LizF27
Rated 08 Jan 2014
75
21st
I have to go against the grain, and say that even though Denzel Washington is an incredible actor and deserves the acclaim for his role in the movie, I feel he tends to act the same in every picture with no regard for character differences. He continually plays a hard ass, with a chip on his shoulder. This movie is no different and though it works, it leaves me wanting for some diversity from his traditional acting.Having said that the movie itself is very well done and highly recommended
Rated 08 Jan 2014
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 03 Jan 2013
69
39th
Engaging redemption tale with a great performance by Washington. The opening act is superb and, even though it sags a little in the middle, the conclusion is satisfying if conventional. Some nice dark humour too.
Rated 03 Jan 2013
dst7175dst7175
Rated 09 Feb 2013
20
12th
It starts off awesome with nadine velazquez walking around naked. After that its a story of a dumbass drunk the end.
Rated 09 Feb 2013
baggerBagger
Rated 18 Apr 2013
65
38th
If I was being a bit more generous then I might have termed the almost reverse structure as "deliberately anticinematic" or "cleverly deconstructionist". But these are unfortunately words that the script cannot hold in the air, and thus is all goes in a nosedive. Although in its favour it doesn't really overplay the whole "God crashed the plane, but also somehow you did, and now you must repay God for that" as much as I feared. Also Goodmans kinda straining his "can do no wrong" credit here.
Rated 18 Apr 2013
doughbarondoughbaron
Rated 11 Nov 2013
71
50th
Denzel Washington's performance makes an otherwise trite morality tale about the evils of alcoholism a rather entertaining film. If the last 20 to 30 minutes were cutout altogether, I might even hesitate to call this great.
Rated 11 Nov 2013
thehynesthehynes
Rated 21 May 2014
60
64th
got the strong feeling that this film was reaching out for some level of profundity but not sure I fully got there with it - what I took from the film are a)flying a passenger jet whilst off your face is a very bad thing to do & b)SHIT, THAT BOY CAN FLY
Rated 21 May 2014
janusjanus
Rated 04 Nov 2012
60
32nd
A terrifying opening sequence gives way to a passably told story of alcoholism marred by cliche. Zemeckis's incurable boomerism shows in his selection of some songs I'd be fine never ever hearing again in my life. Goodman is too funny for the material.
Rated 04 Nov 2012
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 24 Feb 2013
79
77th
Denzel Washington gives another excellent performance in this movie. The plane sequence in the movie is fantastic, it is a really exciting scene. The supporting cast is good in this movie, it is a shame that John Goodman only has a couple of scenes. Overall I would recommend this drama.
Rated 24 Feb 2013
karakandKarakand
Rated 30 Dec 2012
45
66th
Alcoholism isn't just about drinking too much, it's also about lying, bargaining, manipulation (and some other things). The strength of this movie is that it realizes there are multiple vectors to alcoholism and ruminates on (most of) them with a solid Denzel Washington performance. Unfortunately it's also preoccupied with depicting a Big Bad Union's quest for self-preservation (while conspicuously downplaying the reckless behavior of the airline) and shoehorning in a redemptive conclusion.
Rated 30 Dec 2012
syntheseizurSyntheseizur
Rated 19 Feb 2013
81
65th
An excellent drama that capitalizes on its visceral intensity early on by delivering emotional depth and honesty afterward. Denzel is marvelous. I disagree that the film is too preachy or moralistic--it puts a lot of work into the character and earns every bit of drama that is produced. It's not a general indictment of alcohol, but rather a focused portrait of guilt and self-doubt that happens to rely on certain motifs (alcohol and religion, namely). Saying otherwise ignores the character's arc.
Rated 19 Feb 2013
grouchyGrouchy
Rated 13 Feb 2013
58
15th
This started very interesting and I think everyone has to agree that the plane crash sequence is a suspense and action-filled stand-out. I personally have no fear of planes (although maybe I should) but the scene kept me on the edge of my seat. Then it becomes boring trite with a really asinine and preachy ending. Same as everyone else, I found the musical choices laughable.
Rated 13 Feb 2013
xacviantxacviant
Rated 04 Nov 2012
71
28th
FLIGHT is a well-made film with a severe flaw: it doesn't know what it wants to be. Is it a dark comedy, a thriller, a character study, a story of redemption? It starts well--the crash scene is quite effective--but after the first third begins to lose steam (at 138 minutes, it's decidedly overlong), and after a last flourish of dark comedy, ends on a preachy, heavy-handed note. Still, Robert Zemeckis' direction is solid, Denzel Washington is strong, and the supporting cast does what they can.
Rated 04 Nov 2012
forehead1forehead1
Rated 20 Nov 2013
40
26th
Flight as a whole mirrors the (genuinely tense and exciting) crash scene early in, nosediving to its conclusion - this time without hope of a miraculous recovery. We get a protagonist we can't root for, a string of incredibly tedious dialogues, a criminally underused Cheadle, and John Goodman as yet another awkwardly misjudged comic relief, all capped off with a terrible, hackneyed ending. Should've gone with the crash investigation angle rather than the dull study of alcoholism it becomes.
Rated 20 Nov 2013
lennyneroLennyNero
Rated 08 Oct 2014
65
50th
Good performances, great crash scene but everything else is average and the song choices are too on the nose.
Rated 08 Oct 2014
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 01 Feb 2014
0
2nd
This movie starts off dumb and gets dumber as it goes. The main character is a dislikeable asshole. The story drags interminably after the initial crash then becomes a tedious lecture on the evils of drink and the glory of god (!) Aside from that there are plot holes a blind man could pilot a 747 through and it's riddled with cliches. What an utter waste of time. I wish Hollywood would stop peddling this garbage.
Rated 01 Feb 2014
zenmoviezenmovie
Rated 05 Mar 2013
75
60th
Solid drama and solid performances from some top acting talent. Goodman definitely had fun with his character. Washington ageing, seemingly Cheadle frozen in age.
Rated 05 Mar 2013
mike365365mike365365
Rated 05 May 2021
68
57th
implausible, but watchable.
Rated 05 May 2021
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 05 Mar 2013
68
71st
Plane-crash and alcohol abuse as entertainment is a strange mix that actually works pretty good. And finally a movie about alcohol with the guts to display scotch and vodka as something tasty.
Rated 05 Mar 2013
sammydeedgesammydeedge
Rated 02 May 2014
24
4th
From the premise this seems like an outright mysetery. But do not be fooled, this is a tale with obvious and uninteresting conclusions. Ultimately a slow and uninteresting journey.
Rated 02 May 2014
yamabushiyamabushi
Rated 22 Aug 2013
70
71st
Zemeckis made already few "gems" along the way. "Flight" is maybe not a precious stone in his career but deserves attention as a complete hybrid of Hollywood-like roleplay and a good drama. Of course there's a lot of things to pick on, as well as many to enjoy. Starting like an action movie, followed by some half-comed0y plot, finishing as a drama - "Flight" is a pretty solid contender to be a good choice to fill up melancholic evening for two.
Rated 22 Aug 2013
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 09 Mar 2013
68
41st
Denzel is the shining light in this very one note film. I'm glad that Zemeckis is back to making live-action films, but the incessant sentimental message that alcoholism and denial are bad gets old after a fantastic opening. John Goodman's 5 minutes of screen time is funny, albeit completely pointless.
Rated 09 Mar 2013
timmotimmo
Rated 11 Jan 2013
70
28th
It's not stellar, and not original. I was entertained, but that's not saying a lot. It could certainly be better.
Rated 11 Jan 2013
teknicolorteknicolor
Rated 24 Mar 2013
45
29th
I was honestly expecting a conspiracy movie, but what I was left with was just a flawed "protagonist". Shame.
Rated 24 Mar 2013
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 12 Mar 2015
70
77th
An intense portrayal of a flawed, yet heroic man. Flight is overly preachy at times, but its depiction of alcoholism, combined with one of the best performances of Denzel Washington's career, makes it a film worth seeing.
Rated 12 Mar 2015
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 18 Sep 2018
55
47th
An honest tale of one man's struggle with the inner demon of alcoholism, of guilt and redemption, of pride. Denzel is good as usual, in a film mostly suffering by inconsistent pacing - too slow at some unnecessarily prolonged scenes - and inconsistencies in presentation: the John Goodman character felt out of place, and the slightly comedic scene glorifying cocaine towards the end was very off-key. A few cultural tropes - passive marxist propaganda - stand out for me too. Otherwise a good effort
Rated 18 Sep 2018
dsterndstern
Rated 05 Jan 2013
61
79th
People who don't like this movie are probably alcoholics.
Rated 05 Jan 2013
luthar15luthar15
Rated 24 Mar 2013
70
76th
drismail08drismail08
Rated 08 Jan 2013
67
17th
ortanin biraz ustu bir dram filmi
Rated 08 Jan 2013

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