When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happe... (Full plot summary below)
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When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out.
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| Portland OregonianMarc MohanNeither the social commentary nor the story ever overpower the other, a feat that allows this remake to stand proudly alongside the original, its equal in every way. |
| New YorkerDavid DenbyThe first version was acidulous and brazenly absurd; this one is doggedly, wretchedly earnest. |
| Chicago ReaderCliff DoerksenStrikes me as a very artful cover -- about the cleverest imaginable transliteration of the story from its historical moment to ours. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesDemme's filmmaking has lost none of its jazz. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe strength of sensational material joined to excellent acting, superior filmmaking and uncanny political relevance has made The Manchurian Candidate into exceptionally intelligent entertainment and a high point of director Jonathan Demme's career. |
| Zertinet MoviesSteven SnyderThe first "Candidate" was scary for what it said was possible; this one is arresting due to its parallels to reality. |
| Slant MagazineKeith UhlichA frightening update to John Frankenheimer's war-as-game scenario-except the battle now is for our very souls. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenA hugely entertaining thriller shot through with dark shards of agony and paranoia. It takes nothing away from the original while delivering pleasures all its own. |
| PremiereGlenn KennyDemme here shows off both the mastery of suspense that made "The Silence of the Lambs" a classic, and the humane understanding and appreciation of character that not just deepens but energizes this film. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh Larsen...like sitting inside Michael Moore's head. |
