The Manchurian Candidate

As the entire nation watches the presidential campaign hurtle towards Election Day, one soldier races to uncover the conspiracy behind it a conspiracy that seeks to destroy democracy itself.

U.S. Army Major Bennett Marco (Denzel Washington) cant sleep at night and he doesnt want to. Marco spends his days giving inspiring speeches about his platoons ambush in the Kuwaiti desert and the heroics of Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Live Schreiber) who won the Medal of Honor for saving Marcos crew. But at night, Marcos dreamlike memories of the desert turn sinister and terrifying. And Marco privately wonders whether the two soldiers who died in the firefight might have met darker fates than officially recorded and whether Shaw might not be the glorious hero that everyone thinks he is.

Critic Reviews:

• " With an inchoate admonition implanted in its aggrieved, post-modern heart, Demme's Manchurian Candidate is blippy and fractured and smeared with color. " – Philip Martin

• " The movie is playing with ideas, and they're important enough to bear thinking about now. What it's playing on are our fears. And they're real enough, and worth addressing. " – Ron Reed

• " Happily, this extremely timely entertainment matches, even perhaps surpasses its predecessor. " – Geoff Andrew