Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Josh Lucas | ... | Lt. Ben Gannon | |
Jessica Biel | ... | Lt. Kara Wade | |
Jamie Foxx | ... | Lt. Henry Purcell | |
Sam Shepard | ... | Capt. George Cummings | |
Richard Roxburgh | ... | Dr. Keith Orbit | |
Joe Morton | ... | Capt. Dick Marshfield | |
Ian Bliss | ... | Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury | |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach | ... | Tim | |
Michael Denkha | ... | Naval Controller | |
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Rocky Helton | ... | Master at Arms |
Clayton Adams | ... | USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor | |
Maurice Morgan | ... | USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor | |
Woody Naismith | ... | USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor (as Christopher Naismith) | |
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Charles Ndibe | ... | USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor |
Nicholas Hammond | ... | Executive Officer |
In the near future, the Navy develops a fighter jet piloted by an artificial intelligence computer. The jet is placed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to learn combat manuevers from the human pilots aboard. But when the computer develops a mind of its own, it's the humans who are charged with stopping it before it incites a war... Written by austin4577@aol.com
If you are in need for a good dose of action, this is the film for you. By the end, you've had your "fix." Being someone who is fascinated by the Stealth bomber, I enjoyed most of the action. Only the last 15 minutes was irritating in its stupid action, not that the previous hour- plus was believable. At least it wasn't as ridiculous as those final scenes with Josh Lucas defeating 10-15 guys at once and Jessica Biel doing likewise. Lucas performs his "Kill Bill Vol. 1" routine at a warehouse while Biels is in the wilds of North Korea. In future viewings, I stop the movie before those parts.
The main story - human pilots flying Stealth bombers trying to stop a pilot-less, state-of-the- art totally computerized-driven Stealth which has gone wacky - is fun to watch. The latter is obviously very reminiscent of the computer "Hal" in the famous sci-fi film "2001: A Space Odyssey." There are more than just a few coincidences here as the computer reads lips of the people, has a mind of its own, etc. The big difference is that this updated-Hal has a heart, too. Yeah, it's really far-fetched.
However, if you can put your brain on hold for two hours and just enjoy some wild action shots, you'll enjoy this film. It's basically a fun ride.