Underrated!

Rating: 9/10 (2 May 2014)

I did not expect too much of this movie, especially after looking at the IMDb ranking. I watched the film and I read the reviews and I noticed the reviews are packed with senseless prejudice.
Windtalkers is, in my opinion, an excellent film. It describes the importance of Navajo code talkers to the US army during World War II. At the same time it describes the view of the American army to these same Navajo soldiers who were just as other minorities seen as inferior.
The two main aspects why I thoroughly enjoyed this movie: the excellent combination of John Woo's fantastic direction and the editing and cinematography. Both in big, wide shots and in close by scenes the movie is brilliantly made with great eye for detail with fantastic shots. Of course a number of scenes are not very realistic. Of course John Woo goes over the top completely with explosions, according to some. But search for the described battle: looks like they went over the top there as well.
Second reason: as the main character, a marine traumatized by previous experiences and always justifying his actions because he followed his orders and at the same time doubting that principle, Cage showed again that he is a great actor. He was impressive! Never mind the reviews of people who are negative about the film because they don't like Woo and/or Cage. Never mind the people who don't like the film because they only wanted to see Navajo heroics. This is a highly underrated film.