Red Tails

...pitches a band of plucky rebels in inferior vehicles against a dastardly empire and packs it with all the patented Lucas trademarks — a love of speed and action, moral certainty, cloth-eared dialogue, easy-to-grasp characters...

...[has some] impressively dynamic dogfight sequences.

Red Tails is entertaining. Audiences are likely to enjoy it. The scenes of aerial combat are skillfully done and exciting.

...the movie focuses on the relationship between two of the young pilots, the impulsive ace, Lightning (David Oyelowo) and the more pragmatic, straight-arrow, but still troubled Easy (Nate Parker).

While action-adventure films are often remembered for their extensive stunts and visual effects, they rarely showcase the emotional stories of real-life heroes. That all changes though with the new movie Red Tails...