REVIEW - Red Tails

Action 3 out of 5, Plot 0 out of 5. Total 3 out of 10. Seems a bit harsh but that, unfortunately, is the way it is.

Red Tails tells the story of a crew of black American pilots in the now-famous Tuskegee training program, and how they were used in Italy in 1944. They were mostly kept away from front line action, consigned more to protecting supply dumps.

However, our group persuades its commander to persuade his commander to give them a role flying with bombers on strikes against Berlin.

So far so good. But the dialog is all gung-ho and false. The action is much better, with great aerial footage, real aircraft (although the close work is all CGI).

In fact, the action is just good enough to help you block out the lame work done on the script.