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Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) Rank 1 Reviews
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The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
His performance here made me suspect that Schreiber is, in a sense, another Kenneth Branagh--an extraordinary actor who is simply not a film star. ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
AboutFilm.com (Frances Nicole Rogers)
So, there you have it—my sad admission that I enjoyed (and remembered) Demme's remake better than Frankenheimer's original. Label me a heretic or an idiot if you will, but I would be lying if I said The Manchurian Candidate wasn't one of the best ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at AboutFilm.com (Frances Nicole Rogers)
d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Jonathan Demme's not-so unnecessary update to John Frankenheimer's classic ifilm s a useless machine of sincere exposition. The setup, adapted from George Axelrod's screenplay of Richard Condon's novel, is almost identical to the original: a ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
This humorless and nonsensical so-called thriller--a total misread of Frankenheimer's classic original--never quite engages... ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... if you’re reading this now, you can resist your brainwash programming for weak thrillers and go see The Bourne Supremacy instead. ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
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