Flight Review

"Flight" Review


Plane’s, Trains, and Automobiles, is a great flick. Full of heart, soul and fun. Flight on the other hand is an average film that is uninspiring. They both feature scenes on an aircraft but where does Flight fail?



Pre Conceived Impressions and Expectations

When I first heard that Robert Zemeckis is going back to live action my heart was full of joy. This great man directed classics that include; “Back to the Future trilogy”, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, “Forrest Gump" and “Cast Away”. Then one day in 2004, I saw the trailer to the “Polar Express” and my faith in the man was destroyed. Tom Hawks looked creepy with his dead eyes and the movie was a disaster in my opinion. Until 2012 we got “Beowulf”, “Christmas Carol” directed by him and “Mars needs Moms” that was produced by him. “Mars needs Moms” was an Epic box-office failure and I believe it made Zemeckis rethink his motion capture career. So in a nutshell, I wanted this film to be awesome. Knowing Denzel, Cheadle, Goodman all have main roles, this should have been the best thing since sliced bread. The premise didn’t look the most exciting but I thought that the story and acting were going to be great.



The Film

The film stars Denzel Washing as a commercial airline pilot named Whip Whitaker. (Who picked that dumb name!). Whip is declared a hero when he saves the passenger on the plane he was flying. In an NTSB investigation Whip’s blood is tested, and alcohol is found in his blood. Whips role as a hero is turned on a dime, as he is now charged for manslaughter.



My Thoughts

I really wanted the movie to be great. I went in with high expectations only to be let down. Performances from Washington, Leo, Cheadle and Greenwood were all ok. There was nothing specular about them or their roles at all. Flight could have been totally recasted and it would have had the same negative turnout. The only actor that gives it the most expected and highly anticipated A game was John Goodman. He was hilarious in the movie. The script was very well written, but the direction only hit on a moderate level. You couldn’t tell Robert Zemeckis directed this. It didn’t have heart or soul and fell very cold. At first I was uninspired by the CGI in the movie, but after thinking about it and watching the trailer a couple times. I feel that was very well done. The movie on a technical level is superb.



My Recommendation

Flight is a movie that you should walk in with no expectations. a good movie but it is far from great.

Recommended: Check out a matinée or on Blu-ray.

Flights scores a 7/10

Cameron Skayman – TechFixation Entrainment Editor

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