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The latest innovation in high-tech defense hardware turns out to have a very dangerous mind of its own in this action thriller. Kara Wade (Jessica Biel), Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx), and Ben Gannon (Jo... read more read more...sh Lucas) are three highly ranked U.S. Navy pilots who are part of a top-secret project involving the next generation of stealth fighter technology, the Talon Jet. Wade, Purcell, and Gannon are surprised when their commander, Captain George Cummings (Sam Shepard), introduces them to the new member of their team -- "Edi," an "extreme deep invader" developed as part of the "Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle" program. Utilizing the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, Edi is a computer-based flight controller that will take over the wingman's position in the team's formation, and while the pilots initially balk, Edi performs admirably in its first mission. However, after Edi is struck by lightning on a return trip, the computer's circuits and software begin to change in unexpected ways, and Edi not only begins to think for itself, it begins to violate direct orders. During a mission investigating the forces of a dangerous Chinese extremist, Edi starts an attack that could launch World War III, and it's up to Wade, Purcell, and Gannon to stop both Edi and its dangerous plan before it's too late. Stealth also stars Joe Morton and Richard Roxburgh. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 2 hr. 1 min.

Directed by: Rob Cohen

Release Date: July 29, 2005

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  • SirPant
    August 30, 2011
    SirPant
    A nice idea but ultimately this film is ridiculous. The script is awful, the characters aren't very well developed and the camera is unnecessarily shaky at all times. There is something quite worrying about the casual killing of foreigners for no apparent reason. I thought Josh L... read moreucas was quite good though, he's a good actor, shame he doesn't seem to have got a break!
  • TomBowler
    August 21, 2010
    TomBowler
    Nothing special with some adequate action sequences. Full review later.
  • garyX
    May 31, 2010
    garyX
    A computer controlled hi-tec fighter plane goes haywire and decides to take matters into its own hands and bomb Russia without orders. The Fast And The Furious director Rob Cohen's formula of frenetic action and laughably bad writing takes to the air in this CGI infested update ... read moreof Top Gun. An aeronautical version of KITT from Knight Rider goes wrong, and then stops going wrong for no particular reason to gang up with some pretty people and find an excuse to to blow the crap out of unknown, faceless "terrorists" and North Koreans (for reasons that are far from obvious). The characters are the usual collection of gung ho cartoons, with Jamie Foxx seemingly standing in for Cuba Gooding Jr as a particularly painful black stereotype and the plot is a load of comic strip nonsense that's no more than an excuse for a series of shaky cammed firework displays. Having said all that, like TFATF it's mildly entertaining in an utterly brainless kind of way and if you're in a alcohol induced semi-vegetative state as I was, it passes the time. Just have some mildly lecherous thoughts about Biel/Lucas depending on taste and try not to think about it; the script writer obviously didn't.
  • fb733768972
    January 29, 2010
    fb733768972
    Fun! But totally unrealistic! In ways it's passible, but more than not, it is poorly made! But on a technical level, it is definately fun to watch for the visuals!
  • kiriyamakazou
    January 12, 2010
    kiriyamakazou
    A rather enjoyable and ridiculous film that takes itself very seriously. Usually this would go against it but there's something refreshing about the sincerity with which it tells it's tale. The acting is all believable, even if the plot points are predictable. The disadvantages o... read moref technology and AI in war combat is probably a serious issue, one that this film doesn't even try and address. Come along if you want to see some very exciting aerial combat scenes, some good effects, and enough entertainment to just about fill the running time.
  • sanjurosamurai
    December 1, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    jessica biel has far too great of a tendancy to look beautiful in movies that i want to like, but cant because they are terrible.
  • rezpatriot
    November 5, 2009
    rezpatriot
    You will probably try to compare this to Top Gun, understandable, as therereally hasnt been any hollywood movies about the Air Force since Tom Cruise took our breaths away. If you give the movie a chance you will notice that Stealth is a good movie in its own right and really doe... read moresnt follow the Top Gun formula. But there really is nothing going to ever be better than Top Gun. Yet the Russian Terminators in Stealth are hot and you'll drop your mouth or say out loud "OMFG"
  • purplemegan
    April 15, 2008
    purplemegan
    Pretty good action flick.
  • ironclad1609
    April 9, 2008
    ironclad1609
    Sometimes when you expect a movie to suck you get rather pleasantly surprised. Not really being a fan of jet fighter movies and having heard of rather bad reviews for this I didn't check it out for a long time but guess what? I was pretty well entertained. Sure, the story isn't m... read moreuch to write home about, although I must say that I didn't really see the direction of the second half of the movie coming. The flight sequences and action scenes are pretty impressive though and the effects together with some nifty camera tricks really neat. Also nice use of some kickass Incubus songs. So, rather silly but actually quite fun movie. Jessica Biel in a Bikini helped too.
  • SilentWarProductions2009
    January 13, 2008
    SilentWarProductions2009
    Directed by:Rob Cohen
    Starring: Jamie Foxx, Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Sam Shepard, Joe Morton.

    I knew that I shouldn't have watched this. I always had no interest in seeing it, because I knew what I would have endured...but when it was on when I turne... read mored the TV on and there was literally nothing else on, I watched...I asked for it.

    The story follows a squadron of elite pilots in the Navy who seem to have it all, they are great friends, have great lives and work well together. The Navy soon develops a fourth wingman for the squadron...an artificial intelligence. Believed to be the future of modern warfare, it is smart and also learns from it's co-pilots in combat maneuvers so that it works as a team...but when it develops a mind of its own (WOW...really? I never saw that coming), they must stop it before it gets out of hand and starts destroying at will.

    Rob Cohen, another recent 'go to guy' in Hollywood for action, he did a rather decent job with 'The Fast and the Furious' and 'XXX' in the way of keeping the action high and create reasonably compelling viewing...but what is he doing here? Not only does he cut and paste a lot of ideas and shots from his previous films, he also over stylizes with the spectacular CGI and everything is way to hyper and quickly cut that we can never enjoy any of it, it's all out of control for any balance...and it really lacks the intensity and compelling factor you would hope for and he resorts to explosions, just for the sake of it.

    The screenplay, along with the story is so terribly tripe, predictable, muddled and ultimately, a waste. It follows the same old formula...we see the characters doing there thing (the brief outline), they meet there 'new wingman' (the situation), he turns bad (the problem) and they fix it in the most obvious way (the solution)...sure this maybe a typical structure, but it is one that works...but how you make it work makes all the difference, it doesn't here and also, everything has to be so terribly flawed and defy gravity in every way possible (we are meant to believe half of what they are able to do is real?). As you would expect, the screenwriter follows his dummies rule list and tries to add some development of the character...you know, to let us know who we are watching and try and add either an emotion core between them or a level of likeness...neither is given, instead we are shown, in a short amount of time (including the obvious points during the film where the action dies down), small sequences of what they are like...all while reading bullshit on the technical details of there work...you know, just to remind us that they are actually pilots...and not to mention the fact that they are boring as hell, supplied with very unrealistic dialogue (Who the hell says 'Pardon my C cup' to a guy who accidentally walks into her bra hanging on the line?).

    The acting is as you would expect, especially with the characters they each have to work with. Jessica Biel is beautiful, no denying that (Oh yeah and to remind us of that, they put in bikini shot), but she seems to be picking roles (or maybe doing them to finish a 5-picture deal or something) that copies her image from previous films, that she is more of a boyish bad ass. She has always shown potential, yet she follows a similar formula for her characters tone and it isn't anything special at all. Jamie Foxx only works his style right with the right role and he sure can be an Academy Award winning actor...but with nothing to work with, he throws in his silly, shallow modern-aged attitude and humor and it just shows stupidity to the role. Josh Lucas...simple, he has no charisma or qualities to be in a leading role.

    The moral of the story...don't trust machines...what I don't trust is that they have to make this as the big plot point of the film and never take it in any refreshing or original direction. I don't know what Hollywood tries to achieve with films, when they are always 60/40 with what they release (take a guess what takes the 60), but this continues a new low. Boring, predictable tripe that lacks intensity and is way too over stylized to be entertaining...and the fact that they have to insult my intelligence at the same time is the wrong way to go.

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Critic Reviews

Ed Halter
August 2, 2005
Ed Halter, Village Voice

If we're going to be fighting the war on terror in perpetuity, could we at least get better movies out of it? Full Review

Richard Roeper
August 1, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

Cohen undermines his own effort to make a 21st century Top Gun by using so many quick cuts and zooms that we can't even appreciate the action sequences. I almost got motion sickness. Full Review

Stephen Hunter
July 29, 2005
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

It's not new. It's not interesting. I wish it would go away. Full Review

Robert Koehler
July 29, 2005
Robert Koehler, Variety

Aiming to join the Jerry BruckheimerJerry Bruckheimer/Michael BayMichael Bay school of American movie war games, Stealth is just too dumb to make the grade. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
July 29, 2005
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Stealth manages to be so ridiculously unconvincing you think you're watching a live-action version of last year's sublime action-movie puppet satire Team America. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
July 29, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

No matter how hard Cohen flogs it, whips it, beats it, shakes it, kicks it and prods it with a sharp stick, Stealth, his latest, just doesn't spring to life. Full Review

Roger Moore
July 29, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Stealth flirts with competence when it reprises Behind Enemy Lines, and staggers into hilarious ineptitude when it borrows from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
July 29, 2005
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Harsh and tasteless, it doesn't even qualify as a popcorn movie. Popcorn, at least, has some taste to it, and a certain airiness. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
July 29, 2005
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

Beyond mind-numbing explosions, Stealth's effects are good, especially the whooshing flight scenes. But as Eddie shows, humanity matters, and computer wizardry won't fill an empty plot. Full Review

Liam Lacey
July 29, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Cohen is no stranger to cornball excess but Stealth is his chef-d'oeuvre, a movie so audaciously preposterous and jingoistic it plays like a parody of the genre. Full Review

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