Review – Thirteen Days

Kevin Costner returns to Camelot, this time as administration insider Kenny O’Donnell in this fascinating drama about the Cuban Missile Crisis. I’m guessing that you probably have to go into this experience with at least a little independent interest in the subject at hand. Otherwise it’s likely to play as another slickly-produced yet otherwise mediocre political thriller. But if the Kennedy-era Cold War floats your boat, you should enjoy this trip. The production does a solid job of portraying the personalities, situations, and dramas grand and petty in the fortnight that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Further, the DVD has some terrific bonus features, including background documentary footage on many of the key players and events of the crisis. Worth seeing