Midnight Eagle

Name: Midnight Eagle
Genre: Action
Released: November 23, 2007
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 42

2007

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Shochiku Company | Release Date: November 23, 2007

Summary: A top secret American forces strategic bomber known as Midnight Eagle suddenly vanishes in the Northern Alps. Its payload is a specialized nuclear warhead. If it were to explode, the entire nation of Japan would be hurled into an unprecedented calamity. Prime Minister Takafumi Watarase convenes an emergency meeting of the Security CouncilA top secret American forces strategic bomber known as Midnight Eagle suddenly vanishes in the Northern Alps. Its payload is a specialized nuclear warhead. If it were to explode, the entire nation of Japan would be hurled into an unprecedented calamity. Prime Minister Takafumi Watarase convenes an emergency meeting of the Security Council of Japan. An elite squad from the Self-Defense Force able to operate in severe mountains conditions is formed, and heads off to try and recover the fuselage. Amidst the violent barrage of gunfire from agents of an enemy nation, an actual war is about to begin in the heart of Japan, 62 years after the end of World War II. (Strand Releasing)… Expand

Director: Izuru Narushima

Genre(s): Action

Runtime: 132 min

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David Wiegand

Gripping and ultimately poignant thriller. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

This is pure big-budget formula filmmaking. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Izuru Narushima’s film is a personal and political melodrama with perfunctory gunplay and explosions. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Convoluted action saga. Read full review

Russell Edwards

While key blockbuster elements (ticking bombs, intrepid reporters, lightweight politics) are all present, the film's brisk pacing can't hide the fuzzy logic of the tenuously structured, convoluted script. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

There are many new Japanese movies that deserve a stateside release. Why this hapless mess beat them out is a question that deserves an answer. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

A stupor-inducing, would-be thriller from Japan whose sporadic action and inept storytelling is as generic as its title. Read full review

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doanlai

Mar 14, 2014

I found this film to be totally enjoyable. Disaster awaits East Asia. Will our anti-hero save the world?
The background scenery is breathtaking, and the action sequences provide anxious thrills as the audience is taken through two story lines that become one. A deeper analysis of the mainI found this film to be totally enjoyable. Disaster awaits East Asia. Will our anti-hero save the world?
The background scenery is breathtaking, and the action sequences provide anxious thrills as the audience is taken through two story lines that become one. A deeper analysis of the main protagonists would require a lengthy paragraph. Suffice to just sit back, enjoy the film, enjoy the action, and become engrossed in the story that is partially political melodrama and pure action adrenaline.… Expand

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Griffin!

Nov 27, 2007

It was like watching a monkey do math. One of the worse movies in the history of cinema.

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