Review of Fail Safe (1964) by Nick K — 01 Jan 2012

Having seen Dr. Strangelove prior to this, I must say that I found this version of the story better and more realistic. Although the cold war is over, this is what could have eventually happened, and in actuality, since nuclear warheads do still exist, it could potentially still happen.

When The President announces how he plans to resolve the situation, it is suspenseful as you wonder whether or not he will actually go through with it, and when he does, it is beyond shocking. As the final scene played out, it shook me in a way that no other movie ever has and as the credits rolled I had to simply take a deep breath and regain myself.

Very powerful stuff.