Stealth

Science fiction stories have such a far range of subjects that it's very easy to take a very reality based piece and inject a little speculation into it and it becomes a sci-fi tale. Here we have a very real storyline involving the U.S. Navy, the fight against terrorists around the world and the tools that are used to combat those terrorists. With three powerful stars, (Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas and Sam Shepard) in the lead roles its surprising that the film didn't do better in the theater when it first came out, but now that it's out on DVD it should have a stronger life.
When an experimental computer controlled fighter jet is struck by lightning and decides to take military matters into it's own hands, it's up to the pilots working with the jet to bring it down one way or another. Some of the effects that are used in this film are so good that you truly can't tell the difference between reality and CGI, which makes story even more believable. The flight sequence of the chase after the renegade jet through a valley of canyons is breathtaking and at times a little disconcerting. The visual effects for this chase happen so fast that it's amazing that it's not real.
This story blends two successful 80s films (Short Circuit and Top Gun) together in order to come up with a very well done sci-fi action movie. With a strong story and strong acting this is a film that can be watched over and over again, some of the action moves so fast that you just have to see it again. The ideas and issues that are presented in the story are well founded, is this, the direction that we would to be headed in, automated warfare. If there is no real sacrifice of life and limb will nations go to war more freely and not think twice before going, that my friends, is the true issue. As an action film this great entertainment, but its also a shot of reality, in the ways of warfare we should be thinking before we act, not pushing a button and sitting back waiting for the results.