Thirteen Days (2000)
Thirteen Days (2000) 8/10
For 13 days in 1962, the world stood on the brink of a nuclear war. 13 Days is the thrilling tale of how close we were to WW3, and how cool heads prevailed to avert disaster. The film is verbose, with alot of dialog, but that is a plus and not a minus. Never before has so much dialog been so thrilling. The film looks at how JFK dealt with the hawks that wanted a full out invasion and fleshes out characters like Bobby Kennedy and Kissinger. 13 Days is a thinking man’s film and it is a smart and cerebral retelling of the 13 days where the fate of the world hung on the edge. The audience already knows the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, so that blunts the effect of the film somewhat. But although we know the conclusion, the journey through those 13 days remain as thrilling as ever.
