Review of The Manchurian Candidate (2004) by Michael Wilmington for Chicago Tribune — 01 Jan 2013
Demme's movie is just as sophisticated and knowing as Frankenheimer's, but it isn't as hip or daring. It doesn't haunt your mind or stir your sense of dread the way the '62 movie did--and it lacks almost totally the earlier film's piercing, oddball satire and humor.
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This review of The Manchurian Candidate (2004) was written by Michael Wilmington and published by Chicago Tribune on 01 Jan 2013.
The Manchurian Candidate has generally received positive reviews.
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