Product: Flyboys [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 2.0
Great transfer. Terrible movie.
I went into this movie with very few expectations. I was looking to showcase a new Blu-ray player on my 60" Sony XBR, and as I am a big fan of most military movies, I thought I'd give it a shot.Boy, I really wish I had spent my money elsewhere. The acting was incredibly poor across the board - I'm usually a fan of Jean Reno, but lets face it - he has his genre (Ronin as an example), and this is most definitely not it. The script seemed almost amateur at times, and throughout the whole film I found myself wishing I could find a way to attach myself to atleast one of the characters so as to better enjoy it... alas, no such luck. There seemed to be very little character development, and what little there was, felt rushed. The romance was poorly executed, and as beautiful as Lucienne (Jennifer Decker) is, I'm afraid it couldn't save me from wishing that I were somewhere else throughout the whole film.The film's one saving grace was on the technical side. The transfer was very good to excellent, with crisp, bright colors, and deep blacks throughout, and the audio - while not great by any respect, certainly wasnt terrible either. Unfortunately, most of the CGI was right about what you'd expect from a B-grade movie, and it was readily aparent in some scenes that the planes were... well, not actually planes.In short, unless you are a die-hard aviation buff, and are willing to overlook the film's many faults, I would suggest passing on this one - it might make for a decent rental but little more.