Der Manchurian Kandidat
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Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Pablo Schreiber, Liev Schreiber, Kimberly Elise, Jon Voight, Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Mackie, Dorian Missick (mehr)Streaming (4)
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Während des Golfkrieges wird die Einheit von US-Captain Marco Bennett (Denzel Washington) und Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) gefangen genommen. Das bleibt nicht ohne Folgen: Denn die brutalen Verhöre des Gegners hinterlassen bei den Soldaten ihre Spuren. Zehn Jahre später: Raymond Shaw ist Amerikas jüngster Vizepräsidentschaftskandidat, als ihn Alpträume traumatischer Kriegserlebnisse plagen. Zu seinem Erschrecken berichtet auch sein früherer Freund Marco von ähnlich mysteriösen Geschehnissen… Wurden beide in ihrer Gefangenschaft einer Gehirnwäsche unterzogen und ist auch Raymonds herrschsüchtige Mutter (Meryl Streep) Teil einer Verschwörung, die sich gegen die Politik und die Regierung in ihrem Land richtet? (Verleiher-Text)
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Given that I was expecting a formally conservative political thriller, this paranoid sicko raised creases in my face. A fantastically shot drama comparable in every way to Jacob's Ladder. But here it also hits hard, because what worked in the 50s might work today on a more metaphorical level, reflecting even more overtly American wounds than the conflict half of people have forgotten nowadays anyway. After all, every politician has a trigger chip and without necessarily needing to drill into his skull.
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If I overlook the fact that the book is markedly different (and, unsurprisingly, much better), this is a well-acted, solid thriller with a few illogicalities. But what buries this further underground is its attempt to adapt it to fit the current political situation. This attempt was seriously unsuccessful and it lacks the “urgency" of the original.
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It's not exactly a great remake, but it's not a completely bad movie either. Jonathan Demme is such an experienced director that he managed to make a quality film, but it lacks the strength and impressions that you will have after watching the original film. Moreover, even the final outcome is quite different, which is just a pity. History did not repeat itself here.
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A pretty decent conspiracy thriller in the vein of Enemy of the State or Conspiracy Theory. However, unlike Ridley Scott and Richard Donner, Jonathan Demme is significantly weaker both in visuals and content.
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