February 21, 2005
The Manchurian Candidate
Jeffrey Wright .... Al Melvin
Pablo Schreiber .... Eddie Ingram
Anthony Mackie .... Robert Baker
Denzel Washington .... Ben Marco
Liev Schreiber .... Raymond Shaw
Meryl Streep .... Eleanor Shaw
Kimberly Elise .... Rosie
Jon Voight .... Senator Thomas Jordan
Vera Farmiga .... Jocelyne Jordan
Simon McBurney .... Atticus Noyle
Excellent movie!
God, the acting in this movie was PHENOMENONAL! I can't even put into words how good the main characters were. Denzel Washington and Liev Schreiber both brought intensity and helplessness to their characters. Meryl Streep brought a ruthlessness and ickyness (in regards to the mother/son relationship) to her character.
Plot wise, I wasn't too fond of the flashbacks, but it worked for the movie because it put the audience in the same frame of mind as Ben Marco, meaning the audience found things out at the same time he did.
Again, excellent movie!
Posted by xinh at February 21, 2005 04:00 AM