IN THEATERS! “Windtalkers” arrives with the same “based on a true story” tag that has sunk many films that came before it and usually leaves the audience wishing that it wasn’t based on a true story. Can you imagine “Windtalkers” director John Woo preparing for a shot while some aging historian wags his finger shouting, “It wasn’t like that.” I don’t think purists or action movie fans have to worry because “Windtalkers” cheerfully abandons reality after the opening credits. “Windtalkers” isn’t about characters, it’s about adrenaline…
WINDTALKERS
By | June 2002