The Manchurian Candidate, 2004, Thriller
Plot: After a soldier single-handedly saves his platoon from a surprise attack during the Gulf War, his commanding Officer and comrades that were there begin to have strange dreams about what really happened that on night.
Thoughts: This was a decent film. I thought that the direction was well done, Demme was really able to catch the eerie feeling that he imagined the soldiers felt and put it through a lens. The story was solid but I think it could have used a little more updating and one more major plot twist.
I thought Denzel was excellent in the role (I just noticed that his pinky finger was jacked up) and Liev Schrieber played his role well, but was uncharacteristically scrawny and walked like a schlub. Meryl Streep’s performance was nothing less than expected, she always delivers a believable character.
Decent film, a tad too long.
3.1/5
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