Movie Summary

Rating: 7/10 (8 February 2006)

13 Days was a historical movie about what went on behind the curtains of the Cuban Missile Crisis. For the most part 13 Days was a historically accurate movie with the exception of two things. The most obvious exception was the fact that Kevin Kostner's character was not a real character. That fact spoiled the movie a little but we can not look at his character as an actual character but more as the narrator of the movie, and an actor that was there to highlight the key points of the movie. The other thing that stood out to me was that John F Kennedy's character seemed too aggressive. Not living in the time of Kennedy and relying on clips of speeches he just does not seem to be an offensive type of man. The movie was interesting and historically accurate with everything from the U2 planes being shot down to some of the speeches being given. The movie was a fun and eye-opening film that shows how close we really were to having a nuclear holocaust. Of course Hollywood has to throw in its happy ending and the closing scene was a bit tacky but otherwise it was a fun movie.