13 days.....is that the film's length?

Rating: 2/10 (17 January 2001)

I'll be honest. I did not like this movie. Thirteen Days is an unbearable 2 1/2 hours of Kennedy pumping, uneven style, poor editing, multiple boom mike appearances, and puzzling moments of B&W exposure. What about Costner's attempt at a Boston accent? Admittedly this becomes more bearable as the movie plays, but it is so bad in the beginning that I heard several groans.
The "Football of Doom" shot near the beginning is supposed to be ominous, but I heard laughter around the theater. Bobby Kennedy's occasionally comedic dialogue fell flat making people more uncomfortable than anything.

The shots of the jets were very cool, but that wasn't enough to keep me interested. I started looking at my watch forty-five minutes into the film. That made the next two hours seem like forever.
I am a big fan of the history channel. I would have preferred one of their excellent sixty minute documentaries.