Gripping political drama

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2002)

If kevin Costner has any sense he should stick to films such as this and JFK because it seems to be where he has found a happy medium. Having said that although Costner is very good in Thirteen days the best acting performances come from Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp who play john and Robert Kennedy respectively . I must admit i knew very little about the cuban missile crisis before seeing this film and i never realised how close we really came to war with the Russians. The way the film builds up the tension of the American political system and how they try to plan every eventuality in the conflict is superb and makes two and a half hours fly by which is always a sign of a good film for me. The dialogue is fantastic and really shows how Kennedy not only had to battle against the Russian's but also against people in his own Government. Good Stuff. 8 out of 10.