The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Released: 2022-11-23
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genre: Drama, History, War
Stars: Ava Michelle Thompson, Alexander Goldstein, Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson, Thomas Sadoski, Joe Jonas, Joseph Cross, Daren Kagasoff, Serinda Swan, Nick Hargrove, Boone Platt, Matt Riedy, Logan Macrae, Spencer Neville, Kenneth Trujillo, Adetinpo Thomas, Emily Brinks, Aleks Alifirenko Jr., Elizabeth Harlow
Director: J.D. Dillard
Comments
masonfisk - 24 June 2024 NOT AS THRILLING AS ONE WOULD HOPE IT TO BE...! Unfortunate blandness permeates this 2022 release in this real life tale of African American fighter pilot, Jesse Brown, essayed by beleaguered actor, Jonathan Majors. Using 1989's Glory as a template, Majors is the sole pilot of color in a unit populated by white counterparts who has to deal w/racism & being the best of the best when it comes to his flight skills. Into this picture comes Glen Powell, from Top Gun: Maverick, who befriends Majors & to a certain extent learns about the man, meets his wife, Christina Jackson, & comes to a mutual understanding of what Majors had to go through to get there w/a last third plane crash involving Majors prompting his comrades to come to his rescue. A bit long & never really gelling together as a compelling narrative, the film although made w/a professional sheen, is strangely wan in its dramatics w/Powell, a firebrand in Maverick, coming off super bland here w/an inclusion of a real life interaction w/actress Elizabeth Taylor, played by Serinda Swan from Marvel's the Inhumans, at a French casino adding nothing to nothing. Also starring Joe Jonas as one of Majors' co-pilots & Thomas Sandoski from HBO's The Newsroom as the squad's commander.
cjonesas - 21 November 2023 [7.4] Men fall, but the nation stands A movie about Autumn 1950 Korean war, bravery, courage, friendship and dedication, the sadness of it got to my throat, actually bringing drops of tears to my eyes, by the end, seeing his wife shattered, humbled and nearly devastated, but resigned to her fate.
The star of the movie besides Jesse is incontestably Tom (Glen Powell) who showed class, dedication and perseverance till the end of his life.