Flight

TAKE 1: One Man’s Opinion

…because film is largely subjective

 

by Frederick William Springer III

 

Flight

Release Date:  4 November 2012                                                         Runtime:  138 Minutes              

Review Date:  22 January 2013                                                             Rating:  5 (of 6)

     Most things Denzel Washington touches turn out good and Flight is no exception.  The story was solid, as were the performances.  The trailer I had seen beforehand was a little misleading in that I thought it was to be a movie wherein the authorities are trying to make Washington’s character Whip Whitaker a scapegoat for the accident, suggesting the crash was due to his drinking, in my mind it seeming like this wasn’t the case at all and that he had to prove them wrong.  But in the movie you know right away that Whip is a user and an abuser.

     And, an old pervert like me has to say it had the best opening ever!  More movies should follow suit.  For anyone that ever wanted to see a little more of Catalina (Nadine Velazquez) on My Name Is Earl, you get quite the eyeful here.  Enjoy!