An Evaluative Essay on the film "Thirteen Days"

An Evaluative Essay on the film "Thirteen Days" <Tab/>"Thirteen Days" is about one of the most chilling events in the history of the world. The story is of the Cuban Missile Crisis, an event that took place in thirteen days during October, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union stood on the brink of nuclear war. It is hard to present a film where the outcome is already known; …

…honest attempt to relive the events of the Cold War and one of the most dangerous periods in American history. However, the film is held up by elongated dialog and useless "what if" cinematic cut scene scenarios that do not do much for an outcome that has long been determined. "Thirteen Days" is a unique mix between a historical documentary and a movie and the directors do not seem to know which step they took.