Sort by
Product Rating |
Sort by
Review Date |
| Product Rating: |  |
| Action Factor: |  |
| Special Effects: | |
| Suspense: |  |
|
|
|
by George_Chabot  in Movies,  - Top 50, Nov 28 '04
Pros: Story, Acting, Directing, Cinematography, Score
Cons: We need more films of this quality
Seven Days in May (1964) is a tightly woven political thriller by master of the genre Director John Frankenheimer (Manchurian Candidate). Working with a thought-provoking script by suspensemeister Rod Serling, Frankenheimer ...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| Action Factor: |  |
| Special Effects: | |
| Suspense: | |
|
|
|
by JAMES23 - Top 200, Nov 15 '00
Pros: Well acted tense drama
Cons: None
With all the present fun and games surrounding the recent US Presidential election, it seemed an appropriate time to review this particular movie. No matter how the present mess turns out (still undetermined as I write this) at least it can be argued...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: | |
| Action Factor: |  |
| Special Effects: | |
| Suspense: |  |
|
|
|
by ecn71270 , Jul 07 '02
Pros: Superb performances; fine Rod Serling script; John Frankenheimer's direction
Cons: Viewers may need an understanding of the Cold War to really appreciate the film
The 1960s were the decade when the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was at its height. It was also the time when Americans, following the sinister murder of John F. Kennedy, began having doubts about the integrity of their government, a...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: | |
| Action Factor: | |
| Special Effects: | |
| Suspense: | |
|
|
|
by szz , Oct 31 '01
Pros: Great acting, excellent dialogue, high tension, believable, and still relevant after 36 years.
Cons: None
[Contains much political commentary, like James23's review, but done completely independently.] The United States’ Presidential election of 2000, with its month long uncertainty about the outcome in Florida, was universally called a “constitutional ...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: | |
| Action Factor: | |
| Special Effects: | |
| Suspense: | |
|
|
|
by radioguy - Top 100, Jan 11 '03
Pros: Black, black, black, and white, white, white.
Cons: Frankenheimer not around to make more great films.
John Frankenheimer commenced his career in the glory days of live television, working on such classic shows as Playhouse 90 with sharp screenwriters like Rod Serling.
Frankenheimer again teamed up with scribe Serling for the 1964...
Read the full review
|
|
|
- Add to My Yahoo!: 
- Add to Google Homepage: 
© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc.