I don’t care what the critics say, I thoroughly enjoyed Stealth from start to finish. It may be clichéd, preposterous cheesy popcorn action but it’s also extremely entertaining unpretentious fun. This two-disc DVD release sees it graced with an occasionally disappointing transfer and two superb audio tracks that will keep you pinned to your sofa as it vibrates from the jet engines shooting across your living room. The extras are pretty meaty – especially the long documentary, but deleted scenes and a commentary would have provided a nice cheery on the top of the cake. If you like your Top Gun / Speed (or even, more recently, Behind Enemy Lines) action-fests as much as you enjoy your serious Award-winning dramas (albeit for entirely different reasons) then you should seriously give this a shot. It’s the kind of movie that you’re likely to watch again so it’s probably really worth a purchase over a rental. Fans will already have it on order and sceptics should at least try and see it before they make their minds up. If you don’t expect too much from it, you might find yourself thoroughly immersed in the futuristic world of these hypersonic stealth fighters and may even enjoy this frenetic rollercoaster ride.
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