Movie Reviewed: Red Tails

For those of you expecting Red Tails to be this year's big WWII action flick, you are spot on. Red Tails tells the true story the US Army Air Corps all black 332 squadron of fighter pilots. Set in the second half of WWII, the pilots were originally part of an experiment to see if african americans could fly planes. after the experiments goes well, their commanding officer (played by Terrence Howard, AKA Rodie from the 1st iron man movie) pushes to get them into combat. it works, and the pilots have quite a few epic air battles. also in the mix is a love story between one of the pilots and a girl in the italian village the squadron is based in and a "Great Escape" esque POW camp break out. This movie was just flat-out good: good acting, excellent special effects, some kick-ass air battles, a couple of hysterical comedy relief lines, and even some epic music. The only only beef i actually have with it is that you don't actually have an introduction to the main characters, but beyond that, i was highly entertained. Also, for those of you who want comparison to some other air battle movies, the only other fighter pilot movie i've actually seen Top Gun, and honestly, Red Tails completely blows Top Gun away. Final Rating: 82%