Review of Wing Commander (1999) by Gordon C — 06 Aug 2015

I was not familiar with the Wing Commander series of video games, so I didn't realize this was based on a game. I like science fiction, space combat, humanity on the edge, movies, so when this one showed up on NetFlix, I decided to give it a try.

The story is predictable, the dialog is cliched, there are times - like when the laser cannon sound like machine guns - you really have to try hard to willingly suspend disbelief, and I actually think David Suchet was smiling when they killed him off, but for a diversion into a world of self-sacrificing heroes in an improbable future on a hot Saturday afternoon, I was thoroughly satisfied with it.