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I really love films that feature WWII dogfighting. Over the years I've played many video games that focus on the WWII air war and I just love and appreciate the courage and skill that comes with being a fighter pilot. Couple that with George Lucas' eye for aerial dogfights and I was sold in a heartbeat. Of course, Lucas didn't write or direct this movie, but you can definitely feel his hand on the production... and that's not entirely a good thing. I really wanted to like this movie, I think, of the many stories that came out of WWII, the Tuskegee Airmen is absolutely a story worth telling, but this wasn't it. Red Tails suffers from some of the worst writing I've experienced along with some unfortunate acting and a story that lacked a satisfying climax. I will give it credit for some awesome aerial action sequences (all CG I assume), but that can't make the final experience enjoyable. I will close by saying that, even with my distaste for the film, it still received a healthy round of applause when the credits started rolling, so clearly someone enjoyed this movie, it just wasn't me.

2/5