A one time watch war movie by John Woo

Rating: Null/10 (8 December 2018)

Windtalkers is a war film with enough technical efficiency(which is a given as this is helmed by John Woo) to recommend any war buff and yet this film came and went without any notice. Why? Because Windtalkers is one of the least distinguished entries into the new genre of war movies. This film proves that more is needed than visceral displays of battle carnage, digitally amplified gunfire and explosions, and a camera that won't keep still. Woo is unquestionably a director of great talent and ability, but he went into this movie with too weak a script, and the result is little better than a mediocre and repetitive depiction of one offensive in the most important war of the last century. Another major flaw is that Windtalkers has a serious underlying message about the folly of racism. Unfortunately, Woo's approach to this subject matter is anything but subtle or thoughtful. The result is that the film comes across as preachy and cliched.