Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonWhip Whitaker
- Don CheadleHugh Lang
- Kelly ReillyNicole
- John GoodmanHarling Mays
- Bruce GreenwoodCharlie Anderson
- Brian GeraghtyKen Evans
- Tamara TunieMargaret Thomason
- Nadine VelazquezKaterina Marquez
- Peter GeretyAvington Carr
- Garcelle BeauvaisDeana
Recommandations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
This absorbing drama provides Denzel Washington with one of his meatiest, most complex roles, and he flies with it. - 90
Time
A canny director and a top star decided to dig deep to find the core of a compromised hero. And when they reach that center of gravity, Flight soars. - 90
New York Magazine (Vulture)
No actor is as brilliant, or as cunning, as Denzel Washington at portraying superhuman coolness and the scary prospect of its loss. - 88
Slant Magazine
A unique, audacious studio movie, kicking off as a star-driven spectacle before whittling itself down to a raw and riveting character study. - 83
IndieWire
Slickly paced and carried by mature performances, Flight embodies one of the finer strains of Hollywood filmmaking in recent years. - 80
Variety
Denzel Washington is aces as a commercial airline pilot who pulls off a miraculous mid-air stunt while flying with a 0.24 blood alcohol concentration, only to face his demons on the ground. - 75
The Playlist
An engaging and initially very promising drama about alcoholism, redemption and forgiveness that grows uneven and long-winded as it progresses. - 75
Observer
My biggest problem with Flight is not the unanswered questions it raises, but the eleventh-hour epiphany just in time for a happy ending. Maybe I'm naturally cynical, but I simply don't believe that people are basically good at heart - and I don't buy into sudden salvation. Otherwise, Flight is one hell of an entertainment.
