Review of The Manchurian Candidate (1962) by Mike D'angelo for The A.V. Club — 20 Nov 1995
The Manchurian Candidate tweaks our collective fear that the enemy looks exactly like us in much the same way that the original Invasion Of The Body Snatchers does, but with a political doomsday scenario foregrounded rather than (as in Siegel’s film) merely implied.
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This review of The Manchurian Candidate (1962) was written by Mike D'angelo and published by The A.V. Club on 20 Nov 1995.
The Manchurian Candidate has generally received very positive reviews.
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