'Thirteen Days' movie review
(C) 2000 New Line Cinema On Christmas Day 2000, New Line Cinema released “Thirteen Days,” a taut and thought-provoking docudrama about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis as told from the Kennedy Administration’s point of view. Starring Kevin Costner (who also serves as co-producer) as Kenneth P. O’Donnell, Bruce Greenwood (“Star Trek Into Darkness”) as President John F. Kennedy, and Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the movie focuses on a Cold War crisis that could have escalated into World War III. It’s also a fascinating look at how people under extreme stress can overcome anxiety and fear to solve the thorniest problems – in this case, the threat of nuclear annihilation. Directed by Roger Donaldson (“Smash Palace,” “No Way Out”) from a screenplay by David Self (“Road to Perdition”), “Thirteen Days” begins on a suspenseful note as a U.S. U-2 spy plane flies over Communist-ruled Cuba in October of 1962. Photos taken during this overflight reveal to American intell...