Red Tails

Red Tails

By Anthony Hemingway

  • Genre: Action & Adventure
  • Release Date: 2012-01-20
  • Advisory Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Director: Anthony Hemingway
  • Production Company: Lucasfilm Ltd.
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 14.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.5/10
6.5
From 596 Ratings

Description

Academy Award® Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. and Academy Award® Nominee Terrence Howard lead a powerful ensemble cast in this high-flying epic inspired by the real-life adventures of the first African-American combat unit to serve in World War II. 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. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.

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Reviews

  • Lol

    1
    By Jon21144
    Prewokeness. Nobody cares then or now bcs this movie is garbage.
  • Boring

    1
    By Jamez193
    Couldn’t watch 5mins of it
  • Great !

    5
    By AlejandraDtoro
    I think the movie was great and really interesting
  • Ahead of it’s time

    5
    By Daniel Noa
    This film was largely rejected by audiences when it was released, and as much of a fan of Lucas as I was, I was busy with work and the poor word of mouth led to me not seeing it in theaters. I ended up seeing it on DVD and I remember enjoying it, particularly David Oyelowo’s performance, but otherwise being underwhelmed. Well I’ve just recently watched it again for the first time in 7 years and I have to say I enjoyed it ten times more. I think this film touched a lot of nerves and people didn’t really know how to handle its treatment of race or it’s abundance of special FX. At the time, we were used to thinking of WWII as Band of Brothers. But now, post Captain America and especially post Black Panther, I feel the tone of this movie settles in much better. The VFX absolutely pop on modern iPad and 4K screens in a way DVD did not convey. I can’t speak for how black audiences might feel about this film, but I really enjoyed it and am sad that George Lucas is no longer making pictures.
  • Excellent Movie - Red Tails

    5
    By WidgetAshley86
    I loved it.
  • Amazing movie that everyone hates

    5
    By Inner Werewolf
    I don't care what anyone says. I loved this movie when I saw it. Just because none of the actors were big name actors like Sameul L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, or Jamie Foxx doesn't make it a bad movie. So, maybe a few of the maneuvers done by planes were not possible but I'm watching the movie for entertainment, not a physics or science class!!! I gave this movie 5 stars so it could hopefully rise up from the dirt it was stomped into. In my opinion, this movie is underrated. Then again, it did come out the same year as The Avengers.
  • What Script

    2
    By Angrydungbeetle
    The script for this movie was horrible. I'm pretty sure it was written by a 6-yr old. The movie would have been better off as a mini-series (BoB) or by focusing on a single timeframe a la Memphis Belle.
  • If only the acting and story were as good as the special effects

    3
    By Blues, Bourbon & Barbeque
    The flying and dogfight scenes are great. The story and the acting are simplistic and shallow. If only you could mate the action in this film with the acting and story from the '95 Tuskegee Airmen movie starting Laurence Fishburne among others.
  • Amazing Military Movie

    5
    By SailorSam13
    This movie is patriotic, action-packed and a love story. It's also educational and a good movie to learn about during Black History Month.
  • Loved it!

    1
    By Countryboy4536
    Love the movie but seriously ticked off because I bought it for my iPod and now it's deleted!!

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