Formosa Betrayed
2010
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Jake Kelly
Kuo
Ming
Susan Kane
Tom Braxton
Lisa Gilbert
Critic Reviews for Formosa Betrayed
All Critics (29) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (19)
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The sturdy political thriller Formosa Betrayed is laudable for adding the voice of native Formosans to the usual two-sided debate that reaches the American media.
April 15, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4 -
It's a passionate labor of love that pointedly criticizes the U.S. government's failure to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation, independent of mainland China.
April 8, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
Formosa Betrayed is a history lesson dressed up as an action movie. The lesson is pretty interesting; the movie is just the far-fetched plot it hangs on.
April 2, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
A movie that shows us the desperation and danger of living under martial law in Taiwan during the early '80s, yet somehow never delivers the emotional gut punch the subject matter deserves.
April 2, 2010 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… -
Formosa Betrayed, a ho-hum college history lecture about modern Taiwan awkwardly disguised as a political thriller, has its heart almost in the right place.
April 1, 2010 | Full Review… -
Obviously heartfelt but somewhat stilted and disjointed.
March 19, 2010 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Formosa Betrayed
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Jul 28, 2012Based on a real-life political event, it's à la James Bond flick that's quite passable. While, at times, it evidently got beyond real, that particular aspect at least didn't manage to irritate me as much as it happened to be the case with some other movies of its genre recently. Find that a bit odd because it lacked credible performances.familiar s Super Reviewer
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May 18, 2012full of facts and interesting film quite a surprise considering james van der beek's presence. the film is well shot and well acted but the overall story is a little thin. you may get a little confused with all the politics but overall its a passable thriller that is above averageBrendan N Super Reviewer
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Dec 24, 2011A bit of a mixed bag in that it has the makings for a smart political thriller, but manages only to be an interesting history lesson, and never particularly thrilling. The acting is okay overall, especially in the face of some obvious script decencies. The set pieces and world building were impressive, the Taiwan in this film feels real and gritty, something many films set abroad lack. The geopolitical backdrop is much more interesting than the actual plot line itself, but all in all a serviceable mystery/thriller.Jeffrey M Super Reviewer
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Nov 02, 2010The supposedly true story told in this movie was pretty good, and decently told....... but someone in the course of producing this flick thought it was a good idea to flash-back and flash forward several distracting times. The acting was fine, as was the camera work which helped establish time and place, but it was the editing that made this movie less than it could have been.Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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