Episode 268 Flight Listeners Choice
Denzel Washington. Nuff said. He carries this film from beginning to end. He breathes life into Whip Whitacre, a hard-living airline pilot and full-time douchebag. As the film begins, Whitacre snorts a toot of cocaine before heading out to fly a commercial aircraft. If you know anything about this movie, you know that early on, there is a serious problem with the aircraft. Whip saves the day, but lands in hot water. Robert Zemeckis directs with aplomb, and there are good turns by John Goodman, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly and Bruce Greenwood. But this is Denzels show. In one of his best performances, (and in some ways a dry run for his work in Fences) he makes us understand how this man repeatedly makes the wrong choices, until its too late.
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