Red Tails (2012)

• Year: 2012
• Released: 20 Jan 2012
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 2 wins & 9 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Red_Tails
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/red-tails
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Italian, German
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Action, Drama, History
• Runtime: 125 min
• Writer: John Ridley, Aaron McGruder, John B. Holway
• Director: Anthony Hemingway
• Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Gerald McRaney, David Oyelowo
• Keywords: world war ii, 1940s, u.s. air force, fighter pilot, african american history,

	5.9/10
	46/100
	40% – Critics
	57% – Audience

Red Tails Storyline

Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky – even as they battle discrimination on the ground. It’s a tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.

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Red Tails Movie Reviews

Old-fashioned WW2 action with some great CGI

RED TAILS is George Lucas’s throwback to old-fashioned war films where the emphasis is on action over complex storytelling and the like. I know this film was panned on release but I found myself enjoying it regardless, at least on a superficial level. It’s not on par with something moving like GLORY but it does tick all of the right boxes and even though parts of the story are clichéd, I was still engaged in the tale.

The script is nothing to write home about, playing out all of the usual characters from the wild man fighter ace to the gruff but proud officer and the rookie. The cast is undistinguished with only Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard standing out as the guys at the top. However, RED TAILS does offer plentiful action, and it’s a lot better than I was expecting. Yes, Lucas is still obsessed with CGI, and absolutely everything in this film is a CGI effect (including a football!) but so much money has been spent in post production that the effects look remarkably good. This is a thrilling, old-fashioned adventure and one I had no qualms about enjoying. It’s certainly better than the STAR WARS prequels…

good fighter CG action, story lines sadly traditional

It’s 1944 Italy. The Tuskegee Airmen are a squadron of black pilots finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even while they’re battling discrimination on the ground. The are given the task of protecting bombers sent to destroy Germany.

This stars a large cast of black actors most notably Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr. The story of these men is a whole lot of cheesy stale clichés. The filmmaker seemed to have concentrated on CG fighter action more than giving these men good story lines. This multi-story line is embarrassingly old school. If they could just do one character, that would be an improvement. And imagine if that character is real.

The Tuskegee Airmen

Red Tails is a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen. A squadron of black Army pilots who served with distinction in Europe in World War II despite facing racial prejudice.

The film was produced by George Lucas and it has some top notch CGI with the aerial battle scenes. The script is rather corny and flat as well as being fictionalised.

The four main characters are Marty ‘Easy’ Julian (Nate Parker) who likes to drink a lot. His best friend, Joe ‘Lightning’ Little (David Oyelowo) a hotshot pilot who is having a romance with a local Italian woman. Samuel ‘Joker’ George (Elijah Kelley) is good for laughs. Ray ‘Junior’ Gannon (Tristan Wilds) is the baby of the group.

The film is too uninspired, cheesy and cliched. It manages to get glorified cameos from Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr.