Stealth

November 14, 2005

Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 121 min Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Stealth is one of those movies that no critic will like, and any guy who just wants to see stuff blow up will love. I was in a crappy theater, sitting in a crappy seat and yet I still managed to have fun watching this movie.

Stealth This is going to be a really easy movie to sum up, I’m sure you’ve all guessed the plot from the trailers anyway. Three pilots are in a top secret military program testing out some kick ass planes, when a fourth member of the team is brought in. The fourth member happens to be a quantum computer attached to an upgraded version of the same plane. Oh, do you think maybe the lead pilot might not want to be flying with a machine? “It can’t think like we do!”

Off on a training mission they go, which turns into a real mission, and EDI (the computer, Extreme Deep Invader, I’m not kidding) gets hit by lightening. Number 5 is alive! Not really, he was pretty much self aware before the bolt of energy, that just kinda messed him up a little. He has a bit of trouble landing, but is soon cleared for mission duty, and then things start going wrong.

He disobeys orders, goes rogue, blows stuff up, feels bad about it, etc. etc. etc. Seriously, do I need to tell you this stuff.

What’s important to understand about this movie is that it’s dumb, but in a fun sort of way. The special effects are surprisingly good, the number of explosions are the highest I’ve seen outside of a war movie, and the sound is great. OK, so the acting is a bit off, and the story is so predictable it’ll make you laugh. Do you think there might be a tragedy at some point? Do you think there’s a computer nerd involved? Do you think the tower is gonna get buzzed? Heck, I kept waiting for goose to show up.

Don’t take your girlfriend and/or wife to see this one, they’ll just poke fun at you every time you grin. Grab a couple of beers at the local Hooters with your buds, then hit the megaplex and enjoy the show.

And don’t forget the popcorn.

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Posted by John | Filed Under 4 Stars, Action, DVD, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, Joe Morton, Josh Lucas, PG-13, Richard Roxburgh