I started watching because I thought it would be a cool war movie. The IMDB short summary literally states "A pair of U. S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.".
This is actually the worst summary I have ever read and I would guess that the person who wrote it did not see the movie.
The real story is not so much about the war. It's all about race, racism and being accepted for who you are. It's loosely based on the true story of Jesse LeRoy Brow, the first African-American aviator who completed the US Navy basic flight training program.
I wasn't really in the mood for yet another movie about race really. It has all the components we've all been slapped in the face with a number of times before. Black man orders a drink, he doesn't get any. Black man tries to get into party, he gets the stink-eye and a big fat rejection. Black man tells numerous stories about white people trying to see him fail or get him killed.
I mean, yes it's part of the story and it's probably literally how things were for this man but the problem is that I'm quite tired of the 'make white men guilty'-genre. It really has past the point where I feel entertained. I have watched over 20 racial-issue movies and this one is unfortunately the one too many.
Next to that, the movie is also EXTREMELY predictable.
I knew beforehand that someone would die trying to land a plane on the carrier deck.
And when they arrived at the bar after going to the casino I thought to myself 'so this is where they will have a bar fight scene' and boy oh boy, what followed was a bar fight scene! Can you imagine?
On a positive note, Jonathan Majors' acting was very good and the war scenes did look cool at times.
It's not a bad movie perse. I admit I have my personal issues with it and my score is reflecting that. But given those issues, I would argue that a 6 is still a generous score for a mediocre movie.
This is actually the worst summary I have ever read and I would guess that the person who wrote it did not see the movie.
The real story is not so much about the war. It's all about race, racism and being accepted for who you are. It's loosely based on the true story of Jesse LeRoy Brow, the first African-American aviator who completed the US Navy basic flight training program.
I wasn't really in the mood for yet another movie about race really. It has all the components we've all been slapped in the face with a number of times before. Black man orders a drink, he doesn't get any. Black man tries to get into party, he gets the stink-eye and a big fat rejection. Black man tells numerous stories about white people trying to see him fail or get him killed.
I mean, yes it's part of the story and it's probably literally how things were for this man but the problem is that I'm quite tired of the 'make white men guilty'-genre. It really has past the point where I feel entertained. I have watched over 20 racial-issue movies and this one is unfortunately the one too many.
Next to that, the movie is also EXTREMELY predictable.
I knew beforehand that someone would die trying to land a plane on the carrier deck.
And when they arrived at the bar after going to the casino I thought to myself 'so this is where they will have a bar fight scene' and boy oh boy, what followed was a bar fight scene! Can you imagine?
On a positive note, Jonathan Majors' acting was very good and the war scenes did look cool at times.
It's not a bad movie perse. I admit I have my personal issues with it and my score is reflecting that. But given those issues, I would argue that a 6 is still a generous score for a mediocre movie.