Stealth 2005 (Movie Review)

Dir: Rob Cohen
Cast: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx
Dur: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: 3.5/5
PG: Occasional swearing.

The film name doesn’t reveal much and you don’t really get the significance of the name until you are well into the movie. The movie encapsulates the dream of many a young boy, namely flying a jet at high speed and saving the world from impending disaster. The film embraces the idea of highly advanced technology and its use in warfare. It indicates a possible future of air warfare.

Three stealth fighter jets are designed by the U.S and three of its best pilots are handling them. Ben (Josh Lucas), Kara (Jessica Biel) and Henry (Jamie Foxx) are an army (or rather air force) of three. Their missions are critical and delicate, with little scope for failure. Everything seems to be going on well, when a fourth plane is added to their squadron. This new plane is at the next level of air warfare. It is automatic with a machine for a brain. EDI is an experiment and it seems successful to a point. The stealth team is commanded by an over-zealous commander, Capt. George Cummings (Sam Shepard) who is determined to see EDI succeed. Blinded by his ambition he compromises his squad and takes some contestable decisions. EDI overrides its programming and becomes independent, thus posing as a global threat.


The film, like most films based on advanced technology follows a similar pattern. A new tech is developed, it encounters some problem and turns into a life-threatening entity. But this film has a bit of a twist. The movie is fast-paced and has its fair share of thrills. 

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