Two weeks in time worth reenacting, but film isn't very emotional or expressive...

Rating: 5/10 (8 July 2006)

The Russian-Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 as seen through the eyes of Kenny O'Donnell (Kevin Costner), political adviser to President John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood). Tense chapter in world history ladled with testosterone-driven speeches and air-raids (courtesy director Roger Donaldson, who clearly sees this as man's business; he doesn't seem to want to know Jacqueline Kennedy or her reaction to the drama--instead she plans a party). However, the technical aspects of the production are first-rate and the acting is uniformly commendable. Though talky, overlong, and hampered by the changing cues of color to black-and-white, the film is still worth-seeing, especially for history buffs. ** from ****