A question about the movie Flight (Denzel Washington)

Cafe Society
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OK, so I watched this movie for the first time tonight, well worth a watch and an interesting exploration of heroism, human weakness and redemption, though the religious overtones were laid on a little too thick for my liking.

Anyway, very minor question, on the night before the hearing Washington’s character is shown into a hotel room, he is handed a folder by his attorney and told that it is all the info he has on the case and that Washington should read up on it.

In a scene a short time later he is lying on his bed and he opens the folder…but there’s nothing in it.

Whah? Did I miss something somewhere, and if it really was empty then why?

Thanks!

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I honestly don’t remember the sequence, but by then I was so put off by the reverent AA-ism (not ‘religious’ per se) of the story that vigorous eye-rolling probably prevented me from noticing.

3

I remember the scene and thought it implied that all the evidence had been covered up, but I admit to only watching the movie once and not paying that close of attention.

4

Agreed, that aspect was overdone as well, but despite that and even though it was obvious what was coming I thought the ending was quite well done.

That makes sense, thanks!