Italy 1944, the Tuskegee Airmen are stationed over
100 miles from the front lines and forced to run reconnaissance missions in their spare time. Their leader Colonel A. J. Bullard (Howard) has gone to Washington to persuade the military to guy the opportunity to prove themselves. Bullard believes that given just one chance his pilots will succeed and luckily they are given that chance; the rest is history.
The cinematography was outstanding, giving the battle sequences a real life feel of the early days in aviation. Utilizing the fame of Gooding and Howard to draw an audience showcase the several young African American actors to the big screen was a cleaver idea. Although, not a fault of the actors themselves, some of the dialogue came across as corny and dragged on for too long. You will leave this movie proud of the sacrifice of the brave men who lost their lives during WW2, and even more excited about how the accomplishments of this small group has paved the way for so many like them. But you will only feel this way if you go into the movie with that understanding. If you are in the military, are close to someone in the military or have an affection for airplanes you will truly enjoy this movie. For everyone else you may leave feeling like you missed something.
Red Tails fails to develop a historical perspective it instead takes a very powerful story of overcoming adversity and turns in into a high flying action movie equivalent to Star Wars VII. I’m not saying that I need it to be “Blood done Sign My Name”, but an action movie about fighter pilots, with spectacular dog fights, and specifically directed at a younger audience was lacking the elements necessary to draw the broader audience it was seeking.. Where was the anger? Where was the background story? Where was the history? I typically enter the theater with as few expectations as possible for a film, and therefore I feel that this movie was good, and worth watching; but was not the greatness these men deserved.
I rated this 6 of 10
Run time: 125 mins
Rated: PG-13
The cinematography was outstanding, giving the battle sequences a real life feel of the early days in aviation. Utilizing the fame of Gooding and Howard to draw an audience showcase the several young African American actors to the big screen was a cleaver idea. Although, not a fault of the actors themselves, some of the dialogue came across as corny and dragged on for too long. You will leave this movie proud of the sacrifice of the brave men who lost their lives during WW2, and even more excited about how the accomplishments of this small group has paved the way for so many like them. But you will only feel this way if you go into the movie with that understanding. If you are in the military, are close to someone in the military or have an affection for airplanes you will truly enjoy this movie. For everyone else you may leave feeling like you missed something.
Red Tails fails to develop a historical perspective it instead takes a very powerful story of overcoming adversity and turns in into a high flying action movie equivalent to Star Wars VII. I’m not saying that I need it to be “Blood done Sign My Name”, but an action movie about fighter pilots, with spectacular dog fights, and specifically directed at a younger audience was lacking the elements necessary to draw the broader audience it was seeking.. Where was the anger? Where was the background story? Where was the history? I typically enter the theater with as few expectations as possible for a film, and therefore I feel that this movie was good, and worth watching; but was not the greatness these men deserved.
I rated this 6 of 10
Run time: 125 mins
Rated: PG-13
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