
During World War II when the Americans needed to find a secure method of communicating they devised a code using the Navajo language. So Navajos were recruited to become what they call code talkers. They would be assigned to a unit and would communicate with other units using the code so that even though the enemy could listen they couldn't understand what they were saying. And to insure that the code is protected men are assigned to protect it at all costs. One of these men ... (Full plot summary below)
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During World War II when the Americans needed to find a secure method of communicating they devised a code using the Navajo language. So Navajos were recruited to become what they call code talkers. They would be assigned to a unit and would communicate with other units using the code so that even though the enemy could listen they couldn't understand what they were saying. And to insure that the code is protected men are assigned to protect it at all costs. One of these men is Joe Enders, a man who sustained an injury that can make him unfit for duty but he manages to avoid it and is told of his duty and that the man he is suppose to protect is Ben Yahzee. Initially there is tension but the two men learn to get along.
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| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealWoo's fights have a distinct flair. His warriors collide in balletic explosion that implies an underlying order throughout the chaos. |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerWoo, the modern master of action violence, gives the battle scenes the explosive intensity you'd expect. |
| Philadelphia WeeklySean Burns...as lyrical as it is dunderheaded--whiplashing from brilliance to banality and then back again... |
| Movie MomNell MinowThe movie does a disservice to the men it is intended to honor by perpetuating their marginalization and making the Nicolas Cage character the main focus of the story. |
| Hot ButtonDavid PolandHere, [Woo] has to deal with visual chaos. And he doesn't do a good job of it. |
| HoleCity.comCatherine CantieriThere may be a great movie in this little-known (until recently classified) aspect of WW2, but Windtalkers ain't it. |
| CNN.comPaul TataraNo amount of burning, blasting, stabbing, and shooting can hide a weak script. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe film is visually imaginative and frequently thrilling, and the love-hate relationship of its protagonists is quite compelling. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerAn old-fashioned war movie that mires in mediocrity. |
| culturevulture.netArthur LazereWhile not coming up with anything new or particularly original, Woo makes the genre sing like a chorus on steroids. |