The plane has been redeemed by love. Now it seeks a mate!

The Movie: Stealth, directed by Rob Cohen
Recommendation: Nobody.
Reason: I needed something to watch that I could pause partway through. Reno 911! was on.

So. The movie is about a unmanned combat fighter jet that is struck by lightning and goes insane. Wackiness follows. That's essentially everything you'll ever need to know about Stealth. As expected, Jamie Foxx's character dies, prompting the white people to attempt to avenge him. There's a hotshot orphan rebel jet pilot with a heart of gold. There's a tough-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside girl pilot who predictably damsels up at the end. There's a corrupt commanding officer. It's every action movie ever made, with a chick flick twist. Oh, and the sentient plane likes wailing guitar solos.

Though there were some interesting visual transitions, the movie wasn't that incredible looking. I wasn't paying much attention to the music, but according to Dee, the composer should be shot. Looking at imdb, that's Incubus. I am not opposed. Aside from one really subtle bit of manipulation, the sound was average. The effects were pretty standard for a fast-moving-airplane movie. Stealth just wasn't much of a surprise.

So...now we get to the acting. The characters were written as action figures at best, stereotypes at worst, and the actors did nothing to grow from the roles as-written. Jamie Foxx was the token black guy and made sure everyone else knew it. Josh Lucas was uninspiring as the hotshot leader (and how lame do you have to be as a pilot to earn the nickname 'Bic'? Did the other pilots keep flicking him or something?). Jessica Biel has some really excellent muscle tone, but can't act her way out of a paper bag. The rest of the cast was forgettably boring. Don't bother with catching Stealth, or paying money to see it.

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