Review of Midnight Express (1978) by Kendra K — 22 Jun 2010
Truly outstanding picture, that showed in England for a long while as a double bill with 'Taxi Driver'. Filmed entirely in Malta and using Maltese actors/extras instead of Turkish, this picture was so powerful that it almost killed off tourism to Turkey (stone dead) and maybe drug smuggling to.
Both Brad Davis and John Hurt are on fine form and it's the very nature of being in a no win situation, that makes large portions of 'Midnight Express' pretty depressing. Still there are a couple light hearted moments, a sort of happy ending and Alan Parker's direction is magnificent.
Based on true events.
This review of Midnight Express (1978) was written by Kendra K on 22 Jun 2010.
Midnight Express has generally received very positive reviews.
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