Red Tails
United States
2012
125 Min
Color
2.40:1
English, Italian, German
Synopsis
The 332nd Fighter Group, an all-black World War II unit made up of the best escort pilots and known as the Red Tails, fights racism at home while fighting the Nazis abroad in this action-packed drama based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen.
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Effendi Ben Smith-Malick
29Jun12
I watched this out of respect for The Tuskegee Airmen. This movie decided to try as hard as it could to shit all over them by making a horribly acted movie. The only reason it gets any stars is because the dog fights were pretty excellent and I get to know there's a movie where Bubbles takes care of Michael and Wallace's planes when they land after killing Nazis, which is a nice alternate ending to The Wire.
House of Leaves
15Jun12
I almost turned this off because of the dull direction, mediocre script, and woeful score, but the story is such a good one I stuck it out, and I'm glad I did. Not a very good movie at all, but it deserves to be seen.
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Didn't hate it. Didn't love it. Wish it were better.
By Michael Harbour on March 6, 2012
A good story told moderately well. Too much reliance on stereotypes in an attempt to differentiate the pilots but most of the actors do a creditable job giving those stereotypes a bit of extra life… read review
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By MR. Universe on January 26, 2012
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J… read review
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