Reviews

What Americans felt a need to remake this movie after such a short period is beyond me. The original is SO good. I will never understand why Alan Tudyk did not get more award nominations. I guess because it is the curse of comedies and British to boot. He made me fall off my chair laughing. I guess it was a little high brow for most theatre going folks. Everybody is part of a family and if your family isn't slightly dysfunctional at times, well, God bless you. Funerals and weddings is always where this stuff comes out. Secrets are revealed. Peter Dinklage gives a stand out performance. Before GOT I only knew him from the Station Master and this film, both excellent. Everyone that I saw the film with thought that Alan Tudyk alone made the movie worth seeing

I can't figure out the negative reviews for this movie. I really enjoyed it. I did not think that the writing was bad. I thought it was great. For the record, I never read the graphic novel/comic book so I had no pre-conception of what it should be like. I liked the storyline and the plot development. It made perfect sense to me. I thought it was a very original take on a superhero. It is certainly one that I have not seen before nor have I seen anything remotely similar. It is funny and a whole lot of fun to watch. There are some twists to the story that you will love.

I'm not a pilot so the fact that so many reviewers appreciated the cockpit scenes is an added plus. I liked the movie because of its accurate depiction of an alcoholic and his recovery. The insidiousness of alcoholism is shown well. The relationships of people close to the alcoholic, to those who want to help and how the alcoholic hides or believes that he hides his problem are also very true to life. Not only is the movie uplifting because it shows that recovery is possible but also there is a strong "follow your heart and your passion" message. Finally, is it just me or is the new movie, Flight, by Zemekis with Denzel a total ripoff of this movie?? Seriously, saw the new movie yesterday which is a good movie but during the movie, I was going, "Wait, I saw this movie already about thirty years ago."