Opportunity Missed by Several Miles

Rating: 1/10 (10 April 2011)

Extended advert for John Woo's ability to direct (or not) war action. Nicolas Cage at his bombastic worst. Vestigial story about Navajo code talkers and native American mysticism grafted on as afterthought. Left the room for fifteen minutes at one point to go to toilet check email etc. On my return everyone was still shooting everyone else somewhere or other connected with WW2 and story had not advanced. John Woo can direct action, Nic Cage can act and war films with high gore level and ear-splitting sound effects can be effective but none of these statements apply to Windtalkers.
I look forward to the day someone makes a decent film about the Navajo code talkers, a story that deserves much better treatment than this.