Thirteen Days
2000
***
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Michael Fairman, Henry Strozier, Kevin Conway, Tim Kelleher, Bill Smitrovich, Lucinda Jenney
This long and dry but well-staged drama chronicles the days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. It focuses on the clash between President Kennedy and his advisers, who are desperate to avoid escalation, and the war hawks of the Pentagon who are eager to bomb and invade Cuba. Roger Donaldson makes the most of the limited set-up.
