Windtalkers

2002

Action / Drama / History / War

66
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 161 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 76779 76.8K

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Plot summary

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

Director

John Woo Photo
John Woo

Top cast

Nicolas Cage Photo
Nicolas Cage as Joe Enders
Simon Rhee Photo
Simon Rhee as Japanese Soldier
Denney Pierce Photo
Denney Pierce as Marine
Mark Ruffalo Photo
Mark Ruffalo as Pappas
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
721.60 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 22
2.83 GB
1918*796
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 33 min
Seeds 43

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by DanTheMan2150AD 7 / 10

Heavily underrated

Woo's heightened maximalist style doesn't always translate smoothly to a rugged war movie and at no point is it more clear than with Windtalkers. I've definitely gained a better appreciation for it upon a second more expanded viewing as I'd seen this once before, but it was the rather lacking Theatrical Cut, so when gearing up for this mini US Wooathon I knew I wanted to give the Director's Cut the time of day it deserved. While it definitely lacks the raw emotional power that underlines Bullet in the Head, it feels more tonally consistent than Heroes Shed No Tears, but Windtalkers is replete with Cage's finest angsty acting, James Horner's gorgeous score, John Woo's exceptional attention to detail and requisite concerns of friendship and rivalry staring in the face of violence. This is not a story about heroes. It's a story about a man and his own demons, trying to redeem himself from war. Windtalkers is far from perfect, but heavily underrated for what it is, the kind of film where you think you can predict everything that's going to happen upon the first shot and you spend the rest of the film praying that you're wrong.
Reviewed by kosmasp 6 / 10

Only the DC

Although the intentions are very noble (showing the world how Navajo Indians helped in the war ... through their native language as code), the movie is not that good ...You would love to give it more kudos (at least I would), but even Nicolas Cages performance just doesn't really grip you ... you are left emotionless/cold. You don't really care for them or what will happen to them. And that is a death certificate (excuse the pun) for this movie. The fact that he had to cut down the movie, so that it would be cinema-friendlier, didn't help either ... so if you're going to watch this movie anyway, go watch the Director's Cut, because you will get more back story and emphasis on the characters.
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