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Release Date:
30 July 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
This summer everything is under control.
Plot:
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
Their Best Role: Meryl Streep
(From Cinematical. 18 November 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)
'Heroes' recap: The good, the bad, and the really bad
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 10 November 2009, 6:10 AM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 18 November 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)
'Heroes' recap: The good, the bad, and the really bad
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 10 November 2009, 6:10 AM, PST)
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Solid, Topical and Worthy of the Original
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeffrey Wright | ... | Al Melvin |
 | Pablo Schreiber | ... | Eddie Ingram |
 | Anthony Mackie | ... | Robert Baker |
 | Dorian Missick | ... | Owens |
 | Jose Pablo Cantillo | ... | Villalobos |
 | Teddy Dunn | ... | Wilson |
| Joaquin Perez-Campbell | ... | Atkins |
| Tim Artz | ... | Jameson |
 | Denzel Washington | ... | Ben Marco |
| Robyn Hitchcock | ... | Laurent Tokar |
 | Liev Schreiber | ... | Raymond Shaw |
| Antoine Taylor | ... | Boy Scout #1 |
| Joseph Alessi | ... | Boy Scout #2 |
| Raymond Anthony Thomas | ... | Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas) |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Scoutmaster |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some language.
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USA:129 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) |
Iceland:16 |
Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) |
Malaysia:U (cut) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:M18 |
South Korea:15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #40839) |
Canada:14A
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Before this movie's release, Paramount set up two official websites: one site with movie information, and one site that appeared to be a promotional tool for the (fictional) Manchurian Global Corporation depicted in the movie. The corporation website gave no indication of its connection to the movie except a few references to its sponsorship of Dr. Atticus Noyle's Alzheimer's research. Similar advertisements for fictional medical procedures and clinics were also produced as parts of the advertising campaigns for Gattaca (1997), Godsend (2004), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). Besides these films listed, Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) also has a advertising campaign featuring "Regenerator", a fictional product developed by the Umbrella Corporation.
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Continuity: When seeing the red star on the stage through the scope the carpet is already littered with confetti. In the previous shot there is at most one unexplainable piece of confetti to the left, and while there are cut-aways before the scope shot, it is immediately after this that the confetti starts to fall.
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References Jacob's Ladder (1990/I)
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Soundtrack:
Kinky Sex Makes the World Go Round
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Manchurian Candidate is far closer to the original than you've probably heard, and even though it's not the exact movie, it hardly could have been.
That the original is truly relevant would count little for modern audiences, who seem to have a hard time drawing parallels from anything out of their memory. One glimpse of black and white, and funky old clothes, and most teenyboppers under the age of thirty are out the door. Since they would only sit through a first run update, it's truly fine that they have one. The wonder is, the update stands up to the original.
It even solves some of the problems of the first. Gone are the vaguely foreign looking actors standing in for Russians and Chinese agents. Gone are the poorly choreographed ju-jitsu moves.
And the new film retains the strengths of the original. Every performance is fine. Liev Schrieber is worthy of Laurence Harvey's original gut kicking performance (though it's Harvey by an edge). Washington's craft is more than a match for Sinatra's unevenly inspired work. (One of the wonders of the first is realizing that Sinatra -could- act, that he did things with rhythm and cadence because those were his only tools, and it worked. He was no method actor, but damn.) Streep's scenery chewing is frankly, perfect, because unfortunately, really disgusting people actually do exist, and the real ones are impervious to the critique that their behavior is over-the-top. Seen or heard any Fox commentators recently? Streep's Senator may be over-the-top, but the only thing that distinguishes her from the real thing is - surprise - she's only acting.
Make no mistake, both these films are paranoid thrillers, and the overly literal would say of either, "preposterous". But then, the overly literal don't usually get much out of anything that isn't underlined in Business Week with a magic marker. So if you fit in that category, go rent something less threatening.
On the other hand, if you are the nervous type...
The film's style is less dialog laden, it runs more on mood. But it really does kick in all the same places, the same incredible cynicism offset by the thinnest sliver of a wild, earnest Patriotism.