Red Tails (2012) Reviews & Ratings

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Red Tails reviews

Red Tails holds a 6.7/10 average from 744 TMDB ratings.

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 use…
— Dark Jedi (5/10)

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 fo…
— GenerationofSwine (1/10)

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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