film details
Flight
2hr 18mins
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Nadine Velazquez, Carter Cabassa, Adam Ciesielski, Tamara Tunie, Brian Geraghty, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo, Timothy Adams
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
The plot: Captain William "Whip" Whitaker strides purposefully into the cockpit of his SouthJet flight to Atlanta holding a bottle of orange juice spiked with vodka. A routine flight becomes a nightmare when the airplane suddenly loses altitude and hurtles towards the ground at terrifying speed. Whip is forced to perform a daredevil manoeuvre before crash-landing in a field. A subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board threatens to expose Whip's alcoholism.
Orange movie-goers' reactions
- " Loved it. Gripping story line. Not for the feint hearted. Dealt with difficult issues" — iain, manchester
- " Quite an enjoyable film" — jaffa, 35
- " i dont think it was a great movie went on for too long. had a okay start and ending. the middle dragged" — sheela
- " A fabulous film - absolutely loved it!" — Sarah
- " I wasn't expecting to like this but I was actually shocked at how good & hard-hitting it was. I may well consider buying this when it gets released on blu-ray." — Anon.
- " Amazing!" — Jade, 24, Romford
- " The man is an alcoholic - no way should, or would, he be allowed to fly. End of story." — Geoff, Torbay
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Empire
"A welcome return to live-action filmmaking for Zemeckis, who hasn't lost his knack for a brilliant shot or for extracting great performances."
Rolling Stone
"Flight reminds us of what Washington can do when a role hits him with a challenge that would floor a lesser actor."
Time Out
"Thanks to that dynamite opening and Washington's effortless performance, it's an enjoyable, compelling slice of old-school melodrama."
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