Stealth DVD Review

"STEALTH" reviews

DVD

STEALTH

Author

anonymous

Date reviewed

2006-02-02 16:55:40

Provider

MRIB

DVD Review

Think Top Gun meets War Games and you'll get the rough gist of this refreshingly uncomplicated action movie.

Set in one of those 'not too distant futures', just to make the whole endearingly ridiculous scenario seem just that teensy bit plausible, the navy has developed a ground- breaking artificial intelligence computer system (and no, it's not called HAL) to pilot its state of the art fighter jets without people. The computer is installed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean where it's supposed to learn combat manoeuvres from the human pilots (Josh Lucas and Jamie Foxx). However, the system soon develops a mind of its own and it's left up to those old-fangled human beings to try and prevent the computer from kick-starting World War III.

What ensues is a 90-minute thrill ride that provides pure popcorn entertainment. OK, so there's a loose 'don't rely on technology' moral running through the film, vaguely reminiscent of Westworld or a dumbed down 2001 A Space Odyssey. But ultimately, Stealth is pure escapism. The mix between live action and digital technology is convincingly seamless, and at times so vivid it may even have you ducking beneath your sofa. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, meanwhile, adds a certain credibility to the otherwise amusingly hammy dialogue, while the rest of the cast pout and ponder theatrically in all the right places.

Extras include The Music Of Stealth featurette while the UMD versions boasts Wipeout Pure playable game!

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