A much better movie that it is given credit for, "Windtalkers" gives us a look the fighting in the relatively obscure Pacific theater, with a few unique angles. I think moviegoers and critics were tired of epic war movies by the time...
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A much better movie that it is given credit for, "Windtalkers" gives us a look the fighting in the relatively obscure Pacific theater, with a few unique angles. I think moviegoers and critics were tired of epic war movies by the time this one came out and just dismissed it right away. But, we get a lot of great battle scenes and several interesting stories of a personal nature, all of which John Woo is a master of.
For sure, there are a few problems with the film. Mainly, it's difficult to understand the motivations of Cage's character. Why does he act the way he does? An integral part of the story, but it's not explained very well...

Until the deluxe director's cut edition came out, and then it all makes sense! Hollywood did a poor job of trimming this movie down for release, but John Woo restores his original vision in the deluxe version. It's the one to get and enjoy.