Batson's Blog

I had wondered why Flight didn’t do better at the box office. It seemed like it had a decent enough plot – a pilot saving a crew in dire situation. Turns out it’s no hero movie. After watching it, I can understand why it didn’t do well at the box office. It isn't exactly the kind of movie a family would go to. Although the story wasn’t at all similar, it kind of reminded me of something along the lines of Girl Interrupted . There were a couple moments that made me laugh, but overall it was a slow and fairly depressing movie. It started with Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) in a hotel room with a flight attendant, who goes full frontal for the camera. As Whitaker and his lady friend make their way to their flight (despite being hungover and coked up), the movie shifts focus to a red-headed druggie ( Kelly Reilly ). She and Whitaker eventually cross paths, but they don't know each other at this point in the movie. I assume someone with decision-making authority ...