Midnight Express | Brad Davis, Irene Miracle

Midnight Express | Brad Davis, Irene Miracle | midnight express

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Midnight Express

	Midnight Express Brad Davis, Irene Miracle Sony Pictures, 1998 average customer review:based on 151 reviews view larger image
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Realistic portrayal of the brutal experiences of a young American arrested and imprisoned in a Turkish prison for attempting to smuggle hashish.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 22-MAY-2001
Media Type: DVD

Midnight Express

This is a fantastic movie. I remember seeing it when it came out in the 70's and it is every bit as good now as it was then. A true story and a very upsetting one until finally Billy Hayes gets out of this turkish prison. He gets caught smuggling drugs and the story from that moment on is unbelievable, intense. A well done movie to put you into the setting and feel for how horrible it was to be stuck in a foreign country without the help of your home country being able to help. A good one even if you have already seen it. Enjoy!!

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If indeed this movie is based on a true life experience, the end is magnificent. The Warden got what he deserved. Mean and degenerate. Great ending...

Just to get this off my chest.

I apologize in advance this isn't really a review of the movie. I just can't believe how frequently older reviews say alarming things, and I had to speak up. Things like:

- the "spoiled" guy got what he deserved
- that may have been the way things were in the Turkish penal system of the '70s, but we must abide by their ways; "when in Rome" as it were
- jokes about the abuse

These types of comments weren't rare, and I found it disturbing. With so many people out there possessing that attitude, no wonder human rights abuses are allowed to go on in our world. And will continue until everyone takes the issue seriously and never makes excuses for it.

Also whether or not the story is completely accurate or not, I'm amazed by all the reviewers who declared the whole thing was a complete lie, because "I've been to Turkey and people weren't like that." I've yet to read a review by someone who said, "I served time in a Turkish prison and it was not like that at all." No, these reviewers are people who simply don't like what they they are seeing/hearing, therefore they unequivocally pronounce that everything in the story was a racist fabrication. Really? Do you know that for sure???

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Overly sensational but well-made prison film

Based on the true story of would-be drug smuggler Willaim Hayes, screenwriter Oliver Stone goes way over the top here with courtroom theatrics, sensational violence, and an overt chauvanism towards Turks in this portrayal of the Turkish prison system as a kind of hell on earth. On the plus side: great locations (Instanbul and Malta), beautiful photography, and good acting, help create a sense of atmosphere.

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