1/5
This was upsetting. I love the story of the Tuskegee airmen, but this simply had no conflict. The conflict that initially was established was the lack of "real" missions being handed to the team. But very promptly after the movie starts, they receive a mission. That takes away a lot of the story of these incredible soldiers. The film should have taken a deeper look at the formation of the airmen, something that would really highlight the difficulties and hardships that the men went through regarding lack of faith in their ability, the decision to give them hand me down equipment instead of the state of the art planes being used by the white man, etc. It all seemed so petty, so forgettable, it actually made the soldiers sound whiny rather than determined, and that is a big problem to the credit of the soldiers. It also pulled cheap character punches in regards to its attempts of achieving sympathy - a forced romance, forced "little guy" scenario, etc. It was a disappointment. I'd love to see this script gutted and fixed, added on, and giving the characters something to really ring to our hearts with.
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