FLIGHT

Denzel Washington becomes a better actor with every role he takes.  He plays Whip Whitaker, a pilot who stabilizes a plane after a tremendous multi-thousand feet drop in mid air.  Instead of over a hundred people dying, only six occur.  The movie depicts the action and suspense of the plane crash well but mainly is dealing with the realization that Whip was under the influence of alcohol and drugs in the process.  It is an interesting exploration of people's views of an addict and hero when they end up being the same person.  Pilots are like offensive lineman in the NFL where they protect all the paying customers (high-priced quarterbacks) and never get recognized until a tragedy/crash (penalty) occurs.

Bruce Greenwood continues his wonderful supporting actor  tradition as the first person to support Whip after the crash.  John Goodman has found his niche in excelling at small roles that take over a movie and wouldn't be that same movie without him.

The actors abilities and action/suspense outweighed the screenwriting and character development but I was sucked into the movie from beginning to end.

I give this a one thumb up pointing toward the sky where pilots are sober and safely transporting us to our destinations.