Midnight Express (1978)

The midnight express is the hope of getting out of prison but I repeat it is only hope. I read the book which is different than the movie and a enjoyable read recommended. The movie keeps one tuned in and for you druggies out there, the lure of drug-free laws or usage was strong back then and people wanted to stay high or include it in everything they did which in this case it became part of a vacation. The thinking was: while I'm here, I will pick up (score) for next to nothing quantity of this stuff and party-hearty when I get home etc. Getting caught in this country was bad enough but out of the USA? A nightmare! It will do everyone well to leave this country and contrast it personally for yourself and then come back renewed and thankful. Only after you have seen non-America will this one resonate with you. Today, drug use is permitted but be forewarned not to push the envelopes on this with quantity or stronger drugs....

heavy atmosphere. memorable scenes. dramatic portrait of the stranger in hostile medium. and, the performance of Brad Davis. one of films who could be defined in many ways. it could be seen as anti-Turkish. it is an eulogy of youth. it propose Paul L. Smith as symbol of evil. and it is one of the most powerful films about freedom. and this is the source of the force of this real special film. because it has a large, universal message. because it gives more than picture of a case. because, maybe, it shows the tragedy , its essence, of an entire century. and this does the difference.

It is as if the director and writer wanted to "revenge porn" matters but instead by using fiction dressed as fact. It would have been enough to fictionalize it and make it non-country specific. But no! That does not sell enough!As it is it really is noting more than a record of how it is White Anglo-Saxons used to "get away" with horrible caricatures and then have the gall to claim it as "truth" to simply increase ticket sales.No wonder Parker later tried to redeem himself with Mississippi Burning.

Wonderful crime drama, Midnight Express is a truly captivating and engaging picture. Some violent sequences in the film are even too brutal but overall the story is dramatic and extremely tense. Everything is brilliantly constructed in terms of tension, the script is solid and the cast gets to really suck the viewer into the film. Midnight Express is a top-notch picture, so entertaining (though disturbing) that it's hard to turn your back on it. On the whole really enjoyable, it has the right balance between dramatic and crime elements and gets to create something unique. Brad Davis performance is simply terrific.