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Flight

2012

Robert Zemeckis

Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood ...

6.6

36,096

Drama Capt. Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) is an airline pilot who saves a commercial flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling.

	Media	Author	Review
		Rex Reed The New York Observer	"It’s the first film in over a decade by director Robert Zemeckis that guarantees originality, tempo and thrills (...) The first 20 minutes of 'Flight' is one of the hairiest nonstop action sequences ever filmed"
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A gritty, full-bodied character study (...) This absorbing drama provides Denzel Washington with one of his meatiest, most complex roles"
		Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"'Flight' is Washington's show, and he's marvelous in it. But Zemeckis and his team put everything in place so that Washington could run with it, with unnervingly good results (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"'Flight' is neither a simple story of heroism, nor one of a fallen hero. Things are more complex than that -- and it is its complexities that make the film all the more rewarding an experience (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"A film of individually fine scenes that at best add up to a good, but not a great, movie"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Not often does a movie character make such a harrowing personal journey that keeps us in deep sympathy all of the way. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"[Denzel Washington's] detailed, depth-charged, bruisingly true performance will be talked about for years. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"A titanic Denzel Washington (...) The shock is how deep Mr. Zemeckis and Mr. Washington journey into the abyss and how long they stay there."

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