Red Sky

Four Naval air Pilots are given rogue orders from Mario Van Peebles to destroy a specific site inside Iraq. As it turns out they kill an American. In an bad plot point, the pilots are forced to resign. Their target, "Rainmaker" was a WMD owned by Iraq, and is now in the hands of the Kurds. The film isn't much into mystery or twists. Butch (Cam Gigandet) is eventually recruited by the prosecutor (Bill Pullman) and Double agent Van Peebles to destroy the WMD, now in Iran and in the hand of the Kurds who intend to use it against Iran's oil field. Tom Craig (Shane West) also a pilot who got drummed out of the service, works on the dark side and left his girl friend ( Rachael Leigh Cook) to Butch. The film didn't require much thinking. Rachael Leigh Cook is in Russia one minute, Nevada the next, and then back to Russia. The character build up was weak. The plot needed polish and some suspense . The actors were as convincing in their roles as were the CG effects. The film does have some "Top Gun" type action in it, but Cam Gigandet is no Tom Cruise. Okay as a Redbox, 50 cents off second rental. Parental Guide: No f-bombs. 1 love scene with back nudity. Men in "crack" underwear. Scantily clad ladies dancing on tables. Mariya Guzeeva bra/panties.

Finding a way to turn back to golden days...Air combat...Fighters...Guns...All of them attract me in first time to see this movie. I expected the director and his team knew that when they should cut off rapping and adding complexity to story. But till the mid of the movie parallel stories and artificial acts resumed. But now i don't talk about story line or Drama's problems, But i want to say how much i wondered when i saw Iranian's military. So i summarize the goofs: 1- Iran have two military forces: Army and " SEPAH". There was no sign of them in the movie. 2- Iranian's soldiers and Their acts was unreal and ridiculous. 3- Military base in Nakhjivan with Azeri peoples seems fake. 4- Cars in Tabriz City ( Iran) never have such layout and you cant find such a car that be used. Iranian's are not Arab and until Hollywood resist to attention to it, every movie makes about Iran is unreal and goofy.

This movie is better then the rating it has. I found the movie entertaining, action sequences were very good. There were many boring moments, too much unnecessary drama. Overall I liked the movie and finished it, I found the ending satisfying.

Overall not a bad movie.. but it was lacking. Better than the pathetic cheeze of Iron Eagle (or it's pathetic added on clones) Don't expect "Top Gun" quality of production and it can be interesting. However don't expect Plan 9 either. Some decent actors.. but poor direction from MVP whom can't direct or act his way out of a wet paper bag. That said.. at least it's not another steaming pile of sh*t from Ewe Boll! (Some moron(s) somewhere keep giving that putz $ to make movies and he creates nothing but total crap.. worst director ever) As for aircraft.. a decent display of older Mig-29's mostly which is not as common for an American movie. Too bad they did not have a real director instead of MVP... perhaps with someone with actual directing skill this could have been a better production.

I watched this film on the premise that it had fighter pilots and former *NSYNC member, JC Chasez. I am glad to say that if I watched this with any further expectations, I would have been deeply disappointed. To me, this movie felt like a rough draft and really needed to be polished. The special effects were tolerable at best. Some of the SFX seemed unrealistic, leaving the movie looking amateur. Most of the duologue was forced and seemed out of place, whilst other parts were bland and wooden. Filming locations differed which changed up the otherwise boring plot. One redeeming feature is that the plot and characters are fulfilled without leaving you wondering 'what happened?' afterward.Overall, this film didn't keep my attention and unless you are a devoted fan of anything aviation related, I wouldn't bother watching this.

This film tells the story of a group air force soldiers who are disgraced because they received erroneous instructions, but they are unable to prove their innocence. Years later, they have a chance to clear their name by stopping the detonation of a deadly weapon. The plot is well written and full of thrills. The constant air stunts and fighter pilots battling on the skies are very fascinating. The tight plot keeps me on edge all the time. I also like the portrayal of brotherhood among the soldiers. It's great that the film it's not too bloody given it's an action packed thriller. I enjoyed watching "Red Skies" a lot.

Can any one give me a reason not to watch this movie not much of a storyline but the plane the missiles its looks so real its just a movie you watch when hungry and your stomach gets filled up at once. You just gotta love it. its got a great story line perfect pictures sweet punch lines as for me its a pass mark i love it and wish to view more.. I've got no problem with the movie its so awesome check it out and you wont be sorry. Nice stunts nice shootings God,its a nice start for 2014 as for me i wouldn't give it a 10 because there was to much of talking at a time but it picked up along the line and it was sweet And if you got a problem with that you just gotta have to tweet me on twitter @iamowomizz and lets sort it out.

I'm sorry, but someone submitted a review for this movie from the cover description on the box and had not even seen the film?. This is not so much the reviewers issue as that of IMDb, no one can perceive a movie from a cover description. For that review to be left up only cements what most people already perceive about IMDb and that is the star rating doesn't mean a thing because the reviews are not regulated. The person who submitted the review should be removed as they are contributing NOTHING. On with my review, this is my first, but rest assured I have at least seen the movie in question. From the outset I had low expectations and I didn't have to wait long to be disappointed, the actors for the most part cannot act and as a result over act to compensate for their lack of skills. The command that starts the saga was clearly given by someone with a different voice, but over radio and in flight I guess that can be overlooked, however the proceeding court case cannot be, I understand that for the movie to get off the ground (pardon the pun) one must somewhat breeze over certain things, but the way in which the court verdict is conducted is terrible, there's just no way in real life these pilots would have lost their wings in the manner depicted in this movie. The actors in some scenes are wooden and for the most part seem like they are reading from the script and are so distracted by the reading they forget to act. Trying to create memorable lines that would eventually become real life quotes is another annoying factor with this movie, such as ""it's like Toy's R us, you break it you buy it", and yet another quote "It's Dejavu all over again" forgive me but isn't that the very meaning of Dejavu?. I think about as much imagination went into the entire script as what went into those lines.....not much. CGI is not brilliant, the night scenes in what looks like a Junkers JU-52 and later an Antonov AN-2 are at best mediocre. Moreover the CGI explosions and some of the pilot scenes are of 1960's quality, just horrible. Most everything about this movie is shallow, including the jail scene with the Russian woman (Mariya Guzeeva) who is cooperating with the U.S, the close ups of her ass and eventually even a camel toe are not required and just digs a larger hole to bury this film in. The movie is riddled with mistakes, for instance, a reference to the AN-2 while the engine is smoking the comment is made about a "cracked pan" these engines use a dry sump, regardless a engine without oil wont smoke, rather it will seize, the AK-47's referenced are actually Type 52's (Chinese copies). Bullets that hit 'glass' aircraft canopies are clearly incorrect as aircraft do not use glass for canopies, they use perspex. I couldn't help but laugh when a fighter pilot (Mario Van Peebles) is using a SU-27's machine gun he shows a recoil affect even thought the guns are controlled remotely. Bill Pullman was poorly cast in this movie, he seems to be constantly grinning or smirking, almost (to me at least) at the script itself. Rachael Leigh Cook needs to have her eyes fixed if she is to be taken seriously as they are a distraction to what seems to be an otherwise fairly good actress, Cam Gigandet needs to stop trying to be the next Brad Pitt. Mario Van Peebles has yet another notch in his belt, sadly none of his notches reflect good movies or acting, I fail to see the attraction. In conclusion Red Sky is a misery to watch, both painful and rather smelly. It's one of those movies where you ask yourself 'should I turn it off now?' when your only five minutes into it. Any reference to Top Gun should only be done so for benchmark reasons and nothing more, sadly this movie does no justice to the 'jet fighter' movie genre. I only completed watching the movie to write this review, hopefully I can save others from the pain I endured. 2/10

I am so sad. In top gun they did not had real mig-s, they used american F5 instead. It did not look real. But was good movie. Red sky did had access to real russian Su 27UB planes. It was great! It was so much they could do with this! But what did we get???? Basic american superhero story! Cmon!!! Air fights ware patetic!! They have mostly gunfigts...like it is WWII...jeez. Gun on moden jet is there for a backup at best. Not primary weapon. And american pilots knew how to fly Su 27 after just 1 flight with it (it take few months to get just basic training in to new fighter jet). As i said typical american superhero! They could do so much with russian pilots and Su27 and skip that pointles rainmaker story. They could give us more relationships between american and russian pilots. Real one...no superhero crap. And better coordinated air fights. Could be top gun with russian accent (Su 27 and some russian pilots in the mix). But no! We got movie with 80-s script, modern,cheap look and epic russian fighter jet in the mix. I am so sad.

Ok, I enjoyed the film from the start to finish. Fighter planes, mission gone awry, rogie pilots doing great action sequences with a decent story. No point comparing ot with topgun level films. Far better entertainment compared to its budget and ratings. Action sequences were amazing. Stunts were incredible, good planes and good acting. I also liked the name of the film. When I saw the ratings, i was put off but I enjoyed it at a fast pace!! I think aviation enthusiasts would understand and enjoy this film thoroughly even if other viewers don't. It's incredibly difficult to make such a great film with a low budget. Go cobra!