Formosa Betrayed

Formosa Betrayed (2009)

  • 34% of critics liked it
    (29 reviews)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (365 ratings)

An FBI agent investigating the murder of a Taiwanese-American professor becomes caught up in a vast international conspiracy while aiding the Taiwanese government in catching the killer. The murder took place in the U.S., but in order to investigate, Agent Jake Kelly (James Van Der Beek) will travel… More

R, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By
Adam Kane
Written By
Will Tiao, Charlie Stratton
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Feb 26, 2010 Limited
On DVD
May 25, 2010
Screen Media Ventures

Critic Reviews

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    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.

  • Jen Chaney, Washington Post

    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.

  • Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer

    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.

  • Tom Long, Detroit News

    Obviously heartfelt but somewhat stilted and disjointed.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Formosa Betrayed begins rather awkwardly, but ends by making a statement that explains a great many things.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tom E


    For a documentary, it has good action and moves along VERY well -- I question why the good-looking actors do not shave -- he would've looked soooo much better clean-shaven -- But I loved the movie -- Happy ending

  • Cynthia S


    The 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… More

  • Jeffrey M


    A 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… More

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