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A photographer (Takao Osawa) witnesses the crash of an American stealth plane.

Critics Reviews

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times A stupor-inducing, would-be thriller from Japan whose sporadic action and inept storytelling is as generic as its title. Rated: 1/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post There are many new Japanese movies that deserve a stateside release. Why this hapless mess beat them out is a question that deserves an answer. (I won't hold my breath waiting.) Rated: 1/4 Nov 24, 2007 Full Review David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle Often gripping and ultimately poignant Rated: 3/4 Nov 24, 2007 Full Review David Cornelius DVDTalk.com An unexpectedly personal thriller that thrives on complexity. Rated: 4/5 Oct 7, 2008 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Poorly structured, filled with coincidences and plot holes, and laced with scenes of more-than-usually cloying sentimentality, this is oh!-so-far from the best representative of current Japanese cinema or of Asian cinema in general. Dec 21, 2007 Full Review Bill Gibron PopMatters Like a series of subplot ships slowly meandering downstream to a final narrative focal point, Midnight Eagle has to be one of the most languid political thrillers ever conceived. Rated: 3/5 Nov 30, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member A solid drama with elements of suspense and tension thrown in. Despite its serious plot flaws (a downed US stealth bomber with a nuclear warhead would certainly be destroyed by US forces within short order), the movie works more as a poignant drama. It is a bit preachy at times and drags in places (the film runs over 2 hours and would be better suited to the 90 minute range). Acting is decent, with the child IMO performing best. It is worth a watch! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A good story, acting is a just so-so, could been better. Not much of an action, story is simple and easy to understand. I still dont get why Keiko said "I wont forgive you". that kind of piss me off lol, the man is dying to save your a$$ and the about 1 million other people. and you wont forgive him. thats where i got upset lol. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member March 23, 2009, March 31, 2009 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This combination of an action adventure and thriller, known as <i>Midnight Eagle</i>, is a worthwhile watch, despite the fact it does have its share of flaws.<p>The story is straightforward, despite some minor plot holes, as it revolves around a stealth bomber crashing in the snowy northern alps. The big deal is that it has a nuke loaded on board.</p><p>The pacing of this picture is slow and it is a bit long, as the run time is about 10 minutes over 2 hours. The first 2/3rds takes a <i>Breaking News</i> approach by involving media as part of the story. The emphasis on it isn't that strong though, which makes it nothing special. The last 30 minutes or so has most of the action and it is also highly climatic.</p><p>As I previously mentioned, the pacing is slow, as this is definitely more about the characters than the action. I'm not saying that this a bad thing, but a story like this needs to have more suspense and maybe even more action.</p><p>Takao Osawa is the main character, but he doesn't take control of this movie until the latter parts. Yuko Takeuchi plays an attractive journalist and she is the one that carries this movie in the earlier stages. A-Saku Yoshida and the rest of the supporting cast are pretty good as well.</p><p>The slow pacing and lack of urgency in the story is a bit of a letdown, but <i>Midnight Eagle</i> is still a movie to consider watching. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The first 2/3rds of the movie is your basic thriller and is very decent. However the rest of the film over stretches its plot and nationalism. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Stunning scenery but plot wise nothing stood out. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A photographer (Takao Osawa) witnesses the crash of an American stealth plane.
Director
Izuru Narushima
Screenwriter
Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburo Iida
Genre
Action
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 23, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.1K
Runtime
2h 12m