Flight

Academy Award® winner‡ Denzel Washington stars in this "riveting and powerful nail-biting thriller"* from Robert Zemeckis, the Academy Award®-winning director‡‡ of Forrest Gump and Cast Away. Airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Washington) miraculously lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe. But even as he's being hailed for his heroic efforts, questions arise as to who or what was really at fault. Action-packed, engossing and powerful, Washington's performance is being hailed as "a triumph"** and one that "will be talked about for years."*** ‡Winner; Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Glory, 1989; Best Actor in a Leading Role, Training day, 2001‡‡Winner; Best Directing, Forrest Gump, 1994.*Pete Hammond, DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD**Richard Corliss, TIME***Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE