Although most people watch the movie for the flight scene, I find most interesting the struggle of Mr. Whitaker to stay on his feet during the whole federal trial process. I was hoping for him to lie at the end, as I wanted him to be unpunished, for some reason. Probably because throughout the whole movie I identified with his struggles personally.

Movie Review: "Flight" (2012)Leading powerhouse actor Denzel Washington portrays a commercial flight captain in manners no audience member can imagine by inhabiting all vices of street thug criminal, but nevetheless keeping the ethical moral of not giving in under pressure to save at least some of his passengers' virtues, when director Robert Zemeckis amazingly benefits from an original screenplay "Academy-Award-nominated" by John Gatins, who analyzes in a microcosim of a single employee man what the perseption of a legal national desease as alcoholism can take a part of human society without judging its consequence.In its cinematography by Don Burgess and supporting cast including Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle and Nadine Valezquez, a tight as engaging Hollywood movie to watch, which in the end initiated by leading star actor Denzel Washington leaves a mature audience with the question of settling equilibrium in all-around human temptations of escaping from reality.Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Denzel Washington plays an excellent role here. He is an alcoholic who admits he is an alcoholic and in the end he admits this. He admits he can no longer lie. One good quote is "I betrayed the public's trust." The scenes of the airplane turbulence are very life-like. The director also directed the movie Contact. Both have long scenes were there is no talking, more visuals, which I enjoyed.The scene of the National Transportation safety board is an excellent professional portrayal of a good investigation.

Denzel Washington plays a thoroughly unlikable airline pilot who flies his passenger-laden aircraft while high on drugs and alcohol resulting in a crash which kills six people on-board.After his chief executive and the lawyer he hired find out that Denzel was blitzed at the controls of the plane, they both join the Unlikable Club by trying to bury the truth so they can get the pilot off the hook.Stupid 'only-in-the-movies' stuff includes Denzel flying the airliner inverted (upside down) and the co-pilot opting not to reveal what he knows about the pilot's impaired condition the day of the crash because the co-pilot is a religious fanatic who chooses God over conscience.... SCRIPTWRITER COP-OUT!!! John Goodman is on hand (again) to over-act as a worthless drug dealer with a comic twist in his performance which fails miserably.My one most important issue concerning this film is: Why didn't they make it on the level? What's with Denzel having swagger and an irresponsible attitude? Why not portray him as a real character, an airline captain who has a terrible secret? The way they did it, this movie is simply 'comic-book', incredulous, and dumb. It's a real shame.I strongly recommend, that if you wish to see a realistic film about an alcoholic airline captain, watch 'The Pilot' (1980) starring Cliff Robertson, whom also directed. Now THAT was a realistic movie on this subject.