I’m not going to review how I’m wrong. Just go back here and read it if you’re that interested.

I pretty much trust Plinkett (guy on the left) based on his past reviews and my similar opinions of the movies in question. If you’re unaware, this is the guy who famously did the multi-part YouTube reviews of Star Wars films. That went viral and for good reason.

Anyway, the subject matter — the Tuskegee Airmen — is great. And indeed, there was a movie done in 1995 about them (starring Fishburne, Gooding, and Lithgow) that was pretty good. But it sounds like Red Tails failed in the execution. And screenplay. And computer graphics. And acting. And…you get the idea.

My only concern with the trailer had been the very clean nature of the scenes. That is, no grit or grime. It looked like everything had been sterilized. Whereas movies like Saving Private Ryan and the series Band of Brothers — both excellent — were gritty and more realistic, this seemed like animation done for a made-for-TV movie.

The two guys also say the acting is pretty bad, particularly on the parts of the white actors. Which may be why the studios were hesitant to pick this one up despite Lucas’ name attached. You can suppress the fact the scenes are sterilized. You can even get past a bad script. But sterilized scenes, a crappy script, and bad acting? Too distracting. Not enjoyable.

All of which sucks because I was actually looking forward to this. I don’t know. Maybe I’ll still see it. But my expectations have been lowered significantly.