The Hidden Soldier

Jack Turner (Emile Hirsch) is one of surviving Jimmy Doolittle raiders. He is being debriefed by his superiors. He recounts crash landing in China and rescued by local widower mother Ying (Liu Yifei). Her soldier husband was killed in Nanjing.

This is a Chinese film with an American star. There was a rash of them with Chinese money trying to make a Hollywood movie. It's surprisingly fine. The CGI green screen is a little outdated. The writing could be better. The romance is unnecessary and feels especially forced. There is better romantic potential with the teacher but I wouldn't want that either. There is some good tension but I would have liked to get moving sooner. This needs to be more of an escape road movie. This is a good first draft but it needs some refining.

This Film is based on True Story of how Chinese Nationalist aided American Service men during WWII from the Japanese. Jack (Emile Hirsch) stars as an American pilot shot down after a bombing mission over Tokyo. The control tower at airport in China where they were to land makes Timing mistake and turns off runway lights . He and his crew parachute from the disabled plane and then Jack is rescued by a Young widowed Chinese woman and her daughter. His crew are captured by the Japs after a frantic search of the island led by their ruthless Captain. The story is simple but very heartfelt and dramatic. Good vs Evil. Wish had saw at Theatre, but found on Showtime Family. Nice production values. I would watch again and elaborate further but don't want to spoil it , so give it a look yourself.

While the box office is overrun by superhero films, it's refreshing to see a film that grounds itself more directly in humanity. "The Chinese Widow" is a beautifully shot, often endearing film that features particularly strong performances by Yifei Liu and Fangcong Li. It is a moving story that deals with incredible sacrifice and one that may bring the viewer to question their definition of heroism. If you want to see something more profound than a run-of-the-mill blockbuster, "The Chinese Widow" is definitely worth a watch.

The chinese widow seems like a promising movie. At first, the acting isn't that good and the CGI are awful but bareable. The scenes at the Chinese country side and the leading lady's life was interesting and eye catching. However, the story isn't as good as it should have been. Or, at least, the movie didn't excecute it well enough. The romance was quick and the ending even quicker. Actually, the ending was really bad.

Based on true facts, it is a very reasonable film, but despite the romantic and dramatic plot, it is too documental.

I recommend it for its historical value.