no.... really???

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2001)

This movie depicts, in very general terms, the story everyone knows. At times inaccurately. In a film like that, it is good to have a strong subplot. Just to make things a bit more personal, you know. The way it is, I doubt many people will actually sit at the edge of their chairs (especially given Russia's current state of affairs) biting their nails in suspense. Excepting those who have lived through that historical horror show. Steven Culp is a dead-ringer for Bobby Kennedy, whom he portrays. Bruce Greenwood is unbelievable as JFK. And Kevin Costner is, as always, great as Kevin Costner.
Interestingly enough, while at the Soviet Embassy, Costner exchanges words with a woman, who is just as terrified as the Americans. That was a hint on a plot I would care to see. Maybe in the 70's or even 80's, a one-sided view like this, at a crisis of such humongous proportions, would have gone over well. But in 2000, when the enemy doesn't even exist, it's unforgiveable. Of course, the real facts and what actually went on on the Soviet side will probably forever remain a mystery, but who says you can't use your imagination?