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movie review - Manchurian Candidate

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2005.01.16

This movie has the same name and broad plot outline as the original (from 1962) but updates it in several ways with major changes to the story and characters. In fact, this could have been billed as a sequel, it's so different (with only two scenes remaining largely unchanged). Aside from the solid story, the outstanding acting by the leads (Liev Schrieber, Denzel Washington and Maryl Streep) really makes this a solid flick. Strongly recommended.

rand()m quote

On the endless saga of Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto; "It shouldn't have had to come to this. I'm so tired of getting up every morning and wondering, 'What will it be today?' I'm so tired of giving the benefit of the doubt again and again, only to be let down again and again.... Somewhere a responsible adult has to appear, draw a bright moral line, tell the truth and say unequivocally what won't be tolerated. Somebody has to do the right thing."

—Denzil Minnan-Wong