Fresh
'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.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Overview
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
Director and cast
- Robert Zemeckis Director
- Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker
- Don Cheadle as Hugh Lang
- Kelly Reilly as Nicole
- John Goodman as Harling Mays
- Bruce Greenwood as Charlie Anderson
- Brian Geraghty as Ken Evans
- Tamara Tunie as Margaret Thomason
- Nadine Velazquez as Katerina Marquez
- Peter Gerety as Avington Carr
- Garcelle Beauvais as Deana
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh
At 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.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
Flight is a well-made motion picture, but not a fun or entertaining one.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Denzel Washington gives one of his most nuanced and impressive performances.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Fresh
This is Washington's movie from beginning to end, and full of little layers.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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