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Windtalkers (2002) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Windtalkers (2002) a score of 2.5220 out of 4

based on (293) reviews

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Excellent

(15)

Very Good

(165)

Good

(97)

Fair

(16)

Poor

(0)

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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

Woo's fights have a distinct flair. His warriors collide in balletic explosion that implies an underlying order throughout the chaos....read the complete Windtalkers (2002) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

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Bad Movie Night

Since World War II has long been a staple of Hollywood, the latest war movies require some sort of a novel twist (Private Ryan: The rescue of one soldier for PR purposes / Tuskeegee Airmen: The black air warriors / etc). Windtalker's twist is that it...read the complete Windtalkers (2002) review at Bad Movie Night

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Plugged In

Enders’ battle with the ethics of his orders provides unique insights into Jesus’ eternal words, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." The horror of war drives Enders to the point of welcoming death as a path...read the complete Windtalkers (2002) review at Plugged In

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Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)

"Windtalkers" is clearly not a tribute to the institution of war, but an immature and misdirected desire to make war look "cooler." No doubt there are young men who will find such a miserable pile of testosterone appealing. They'll be heard...read the complete Windtalkers (2002) review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)