Flight

It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.

• “Flight opens with one of the most harrowing in-flight-disaster depictions of all time.”

  Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly · 100

• “It is nearly flawless.”

  Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100

• “Flight is exciting - terrific, really - because in addition to the sophisticated storytelling techniques by which it keeps us hooked, it doesn't drag audience sympathies around by the nose, telling us what to think or how to judge the reckless, charismatic protagonist played by Denzel Washington.”

  Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune · 100

• “Exhilarating drama, and a triumphant return to glory for both Zemeckis and Washington.”

  Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times · 91

• “Directing his first live-action film since 2000's "Cast Away," Robert Zemeckis paces it brilliantly, slowly ramping up the energy from hungover lethargy to coke-fueled confidence, while creating undercurrents of dread as Washington hits his stride.”

  Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club · 91