Windtalkers
by John Woo
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Actor: Adam Beach, Mark Ruffalo, Nicolas Cage, Noah Emmerich, Peter StormareDirector: John Woo
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Windtalkers
Movie Review: Surprisingly good.
Summary: 5 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The characters were believable without drowning in their own melodrama. The action scenes were graphic but not gratuitous. I would highly recommend it! You can understand how Nicholas Cage's character is inevitably drawn into a relationship. Adam Beach's character was credible and not the least bit stereotyped. I half expected his character to be some Hollywood Native American step and fetch it but that was definitely not the case. He was wonderful and provided an insightful, nuanced performance.
Summary of Windtalkers
Having earned Hollywood's respect with blockbusters like Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2, Hong Kong action master John Woo lends his signature style to serious World War II action in Windtalkers. Recognizing the long-forgotten contribution of Navajo "code talkers," whose use of an unbreakable Navajo-language radio code was instrumental in defeating the Japanese, the film serves as an admirable tribute to those Native American heroes. Unfortunately, it falls short of importance with its standard-issue story about a battle-scarred sergeant (Nicolas Cage) assigned to protect a code-talker (Adam Beach, from Smoke Signals), with unspoken orders to kill him if Japanese capture is imminent. This allows for an involving drama of hard-won friendship, but cardboard supporting characters suffer in the shadow of nonstop action that's as repetitious as it is technically impressive. Windtalkers is best appreciated as a more substantial vehicle for Woo's trademark ballet of bullets. --Jeff ShannonIn the brutal World War II Battle of Saipan Sergeant Joe Enders (Academy Award? winner* Nicolas Cage) guards and ultimately befriends Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy the Navajo Code. But if Yahzee should fall into Japanese hands how far will Enders go to save the military's most powerful secret? John Woo directs this exciting (Premiere) against-all-odds battle adventure (The Toronto Star) written by John Rice and Joe Batteer and inspired by the true story of the Navajo soldiers whose courage and sacrifices helped win the war in the Pacific.System Requirements: Running Time 134 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 027616881335 Manufacturer No: 1004026
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