With arbitrary, esoteric puzzles and a wildly inconsistent tone exacerbated by technical issues, I found it hard to get sucked into the game's atmosphere. (metacritic.com)
With the director himself sober since the mid 1980s, «Flight» is obviously a personal statement for Zemeckis, and the clear - eyed dramatic elements of the picture are generally well - handled, but the picture's inconsistent tone doesn't help. (indiewire.com)
Despite any hints of chemistry between Slate and Hamm and and a particularly winsome turn from the latter, very little is able to save the film from its loose plotting, complete aversion to real, concrete character development and a distracting inconsistent tone. (theyoungfolks.com)