Review of Good Kill

Good Kill (2014)
7/10
The Vidiot Reviews
2 September 2015
Good Kill

The good thing about drones is they give little people pilots the chance to show their stuff.

Oops, apparently the tiny aircraft in this drama are completely unmanned.

With the advent of unmanned aerial vehicles, Air Force pilot Major Egan has found himself obsolete.

Resigned to guiding the drones and initiating launch commands, Egan feels unsettled in domestic bliss with his wife (January Jones), longing to return to action.

When the CIA starts assigning the missions, Egan loses even more of his integrity.

Troubled by remote images of a Taliban soldier raping a servant woman, the ex-pilot tail spins out of control.

One of few war films to confront the cowardly notion of drone strikes, and their effect on the soldier pressing the button, Good Kill features some good performances and poses some valid questions.

In fact, the only people who can thwart these evil drones are R/C aircraft hobbyists.

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