Stealth – Unter dem Radar (2005)

Stealth – Unter dem Radar: Directed by Rob Cohen. With Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard. Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control before it initiates the next world war.

“I recently went to see the movie u0026quot;The Islandu0026quot;, a movie that contains about 60 straight minutes of action. However, all the chasing and stuff blowing up was meaningless, and hence, uninteresting (see my review). u0026quot;Stealthu0026quot;, on the other hand, actually had a plot, albeit of the pulp military thriller novel variety, but nevertheless a story you can follow. This movie was critically panned more than u0026quot;The Islandu0026quot;, but I was more entertained by far with this film. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFirst of all, the flying effects sequences are like playing a high quality video game. Since I donu0026#39;t play video games, this was a fun ride. In fact, I was taken aback somewhat at how many intensely complex effects shots there were in this film. Along with it, virtually everything in sight is blown up. Blown up real good. Yes, it is possible to blow things up with a certain amount of creativity and originality. You could possibly be reminded of u0026quot;Apocalypse Nowu0026quot; with the size and amount of fireballs riddled throughout. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOh yeah, characters. Well, the only real name you recognise is Jamie Foxx. Obviously cast before his success with u0026quot;Rayu0026quot;, he is actually a pretty minor character. There is competent acting, but this movie isnu0026#39;t about Academy Award performances. The story, as one critic characterised it, is a live action version of u0026quot;Team Americau0026quot;. Enough countries are invaded and attacked to start World War III, (but then again, all good things come in threes). You are not expected to buy any of the implausible details of the film. If you are capable of not exercising your mind too much in a situation like this, you can accept that most of the big thrills in this film were probably thought up first, and then a story built around it. But that means you are not side-tracked with much of any dumb fluff (save a completely uneventful visit to Thailand). u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, in comparison to Michael Bay, Rob Cohen is up to par, and maybe even exceeds with a slightly more entertaining product. You certainly could do far worse.”