A Pinch Of Salt Please

Rating: 5/10 (2 July 2003)

I wasn`t born untill 1966 but I`m reliably informed that the whole of humanity was absolutely terrified by the events of the Cuban missile crisis. A great number of people watching the events of the Soviet convoy speeding towards Cuba were convinced the bomb was going to drop and THIRTEEN DAYS tells what was going on behind the scenes at the white house

Unfortunately I didn`t think the story was told as well as it could have been . It`s a film that`s too long for its own good and I can`t help thinking there`s been some tinkering with facts . John F Kennedy was weak and indecisive and was surrounded by hawks who were itching to start a war with the USSR ? And as shown here Kenny O` Donnell along with Bobby Kennedy were the only voices of reason at the white house ? Oh right so John F Kennedy had little to do with averting war did he ? THIRTEEN DAYS also feels similar to JFK at times but without any of the strengths of Oliver Stone`s movie , when the screen fades from colour to black and white there seems to be no reason for it while the stock footage is exactly what it looks like - stock footage unlike JFK. And talking of JFK it`s implied ( Though not exactly hammered home ) that John F Kennedy`s performance during the crisis is what led to his asasination a year later .
Like I said watch this movie to make up your own mind but take it with a pinch of salt