History unfolds--slowly.

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2001)

Having lived through the 13 days in question, I was very hopeful that this cinematic undertaking would take me to places in history with which I was unfamiliar.
It did that, although, like events surrounding this horrific encounter with the Soviets, the movie moved much slower than many viewers would have wanted.
I enjoyed meeting the protagonists. I liked to watch the personalities of the main players portrayed as expertly as they were, and we can all be happy there was John Kennedy in the White House at the time. I was particularly horrified at the political sentiment portrayed by his Republican detractors, who absolutely demanded a missile strike, armed response, and a war.
Let's hope events don't ever repeat themselves with a White House containing the present Resident. I think we'd all be digging holes in our back yards again. 8/10 stars ;-)