WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Matrixiole
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Billie Morin
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Laakbaar
This intense, iconic movie is loosely based on the story of William Hayes, an American trapped in a horrible Turkish prison for five years. It's a film about courage and perseverence.Alan Parker is the director. Oliver Stone is the writer. Brad Davis is the lead. A perfect storm....I remember being blown away by this gripping movie when it first came out. So much so that I must have seen it five times. It was just so gritty. It seemed to show the world the way it really was. It exposed in exquisite detail a corrupt third-world justice system and a brutal prison system.And I just saw it again today, about 35 years later. Some of the scenes, so devastating back them, have become memes in modern culture ("Oh Billy..."), so it's hard to appreciate them fully now. It's also difficult to sit through such an unrelentingly negative portrayal of Turkey. I've been to Turkey several times, and it is difficult to see this side of Turkey. It didn't help that the producer and writer played up that aspect.Regardless of its accuracy or inaccuracy, it is one hell of a good movie.
Leo Deluglio
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.
adonis98-743-186503
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison. Midnight Express is a film that was surrounded by a huge buzz for decades and to be honest after watching it i can't understand the big deal about it or how it was exactly shocking there's like 2 scenes where some inmates and Billy himself get beat up and a scene where Billy cut the ear of this snitch the rest of the film is people talking and talking all the time. The first 2 acts of this film were really boring and i didn't find anything interesting about it some actors got totally wasted it here John Hurt and Randy Quaid were good but their characters were easily forgettable the best performance in the film is Paul L. Smith as Hamidou he was ruthless and menacing as for Billy himself Brad Davis was alright in some scenes like in the court or when he basically turned insane the 3rd act was easily the strongest part of the film although i don't get it why he basically loved both his girlfriend and also cheated her with a guy. Anyways moving on this film barely had anything shocking i've seen shocking and that is called The Green Mile or Lock Up those films had something shocking in them but this one? It was barely memorable except some good but forgettable performances, the ruthless way that the Turkish are being portrayed and some good moments the movie is easily a disappointment and probably one of the most overrated films of all time and i will give it an 4/10
Stanley Tarantino
I'll keep this review short. Midnight Express-1978-Directed by Alan Parker-Starring Brad Davis and the legendary John Hurt-Screenplay by the great Oliver Stone. This film is a 9/10. The film is based on the real story of a man called Billy Hayes who was imprisoned for trying to smuggle hash out of Turkey. The film really struck me on the harsh reality and how much grit was projected. The film is really a bleak reality filled with horror and violence with sadistic humans which creates true terror of a horrible place with true grit and real terror. The film is sickening and in places and saddening in others. I'm not sure what to do. From a sweaty, enclosed prison to a horrifying mental asylum where the talk of 'machines' rules and the slow demise of Billy as he discovers his meaning and sexuality and the power of his mentality is sometimes heartbreaking as he plans his escape to normality."if I stay here I'm going to die!"
