I have to say that I was a wee bit disappointed in this movie. I felt it was surprisingly mediocre and very “Hollywood”. The good parts are the flight scenes and the special effects. They are enjoyable to watch and reasonably well done. However, that is pretty much what makes up this movie in terms of enjoyment. I would say that a lot of it is not very realistic. The German anti-aircraft guns seems to be next to useless most of the time for instance. Also, there is the scene where a single P51, armed with nothing but machine guns, takes out an armed German warship in two quick runs. That…
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Red Tails
Overview
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
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Release date
19/01/2012
Votes
756
Popularity
3.1
Bryan Cranston
Colonel William Mortamus
David Oyelowo
Joe 'Lightning' Little
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Major Emanuelle Stance
Daniela Ruah
Sofia
Terrence Howard
Col. A.J. Bullard
Andre Royo
Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman
Robert Kazinsky
Chester
Lee Tergesen
Colonel Jack Tomlinson
Matthew Leitch
Lt. David Long
Michael B. Jordan
Maurice Wilson
Method Man
Sticks
Gerald McRaney
Lieutenant General Luntz
Matthew Marsh
Brigadier General Hauser
Barnaby Kay
Commanding General Westlake
Chris Riedell
Bomber Navigator
Leslie Odom Jr.
Declan 'Winky' Hall
Nate Parker
Marty Julian
Marcus T. Paulk
David 'Deke' Watkins
Kevin Phillips
Leon 'Neon' Edwards
Paul Fox
Miller
Lars van Riesen
Pretty Boy
David Gyasi
Corporal
Josh Dallas
Ryan
Okezie Morro
Jammer
Aml Ameen
Bag 'O Bones
Nathaniel Martello-White
Command Officer
Anthony Welsh
St. Lou
Rick Otto
Flynt
Rupert Penry-Jones
Campbell
Ryan Early
Bryce
Brian Gross
Lt. White
Ciarán McMenamin
Lowe
Matthew Alan
Pool Player
Michael Dixon
Lead Bomber Gunner
Paul Hampshire
German Ground Soldier
Leon Ockenden
Co-Pilot
Dan Hirst
German Ground Soldier
Mark Doerr
German POW Camp Commander
Richard Conti
German Guard
Philip Bulcock
Mission Captain
Dave Power
Prisoner 1
Sam Daly
Prisoner 2
Justin Irving
Air Controller
Tina D'Marco
Sofia's Mother
Jaime King
Axis Mary (voice)
Sam Kennard
Pilot Ben
Tristan Mack Wilds
Ray Gannon
Ne-Yo
Andrew 'Smokey' Salem
Elijah Kelley
Samuel ‘Joker’ George
Tommy Wright
Groundscrew (uncredited)
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Yeah, I came into this long after seeing HBO's Tuskegee Airmen, which kind of stared everyone on earth and was brilliantly acted and had a great and compelling plot. So this is kind of a bias review. Compared to the HBO original movie, Red Tails has better special effects but that's about all. The story is worse, the plot is worse, the acting is worse. The history is worse, and I like to give movies a wide breath for artistic liberty. It tells a love story instead of a Tuskegee Airmen story. It replaces drama with fx. Walk away and dig up the HBO movie from the 90s.
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