This was a "good" movie, right out of the 1940s, including the music. The acting was okay, nothing extraordinary though. The action scenes and "dog fights" were what carried this movie. Plot fairly predictable, much "over acting", unknown actors primarily. Cuba Gooding's character could have been omitted altogether (but I am presuming they needed a "star" to get the masses into the theater). His pipe-smoking in virtually every single scene was comical and did not fit in at all. Terrance Howard's acting was very, very good.