Review of The Manchurian Candidate (2004) by Sheri O — 06 Apr 2008
Creepy. The opening scene was extremely slow. It seemed like they were trying to add video to a long list of credits. Meryl Streep is the absolute best character actor ever and did a phenomenal job of portraying a power hungry politician.
Reminded me of Hilllary, must have been where she got her motivation. Some parts were predictable and others not quite believable - needed more plot development to make some of the leaps (this could have been because I saw the edited for TV version).
Overall it was entertaining and had some suspenseful scenes. Denzel did a great job but I've seen this characterization from him before.
This review of The Manchurian Candidate (2004) was written by Sheri O on 06 Apr 2008.
The Manchurian Candidate has generally received positive reviews.
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