Midnight Express (1978)
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
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Great Film overall
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
It does not reflect the truth. Anti Turkish propaganda.
heavy atmosphere. memorable scenes. dramatic portrait of the stranger in hostile medium. and, the performance of Brad Davis. one of films who could be defined in many ways. it could be seen as anti-Turkish. it is an eulogy of youth. it propose Paul L. Smith as symbol of evil. and it is one of the most powerful films about freedom. and this is the source of the force of this real special film. because it has a large, universal message. because it gives more than picture of a case. because, maybe, it shows the tragedy , its essence, of an entire century. and this does the difference.
I read the book. And it's even more frightening and exciting. Overcome this great film has not been easy. I've had to see it a dozen times. I am an actor and I have played Billy's monologue when he is sentenced to 30 years. The proceedings, without exception, are all Formidable The script is written with amazing precision and great rawness. All this would not be possible without an incredible story (and also real)to tell. The management is simply spectacular and despite the fact that the story is very modified to the original of William Hayes, this film is very faithful to the feeling of closure, emotional punishment and the loss of life even when our protagonist (Brad Davis)keep breathing. Special mention to William Hurt in his co-protagonist rol where he leads every time he talks as the dying Max. The Midnight Express passed in 1978 and has left a mark on my life and on everyone who has seen this masterpiece film.
Wonderful crime drama, Midnight Express is a truly captivating and engaging picture. Some violent sequences in the film are even too brutal but overall the story is dramatic and extremely tense. Everything is brilliantly constructed in terms of tension, the script is solid and the cast gets to really suck the viewer into the film. Midnight Express is a top-notch picture, so entertaining (though disturbing) that it's hard to turn your back on it. On the whole really enjoyable, it has the right balance between dramatic and crime elements and gets to create something unique. Brad Davis performance is simply terrific.