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Title: LOOOOOOOOOOONG, but the end makes up for it!
Review: Just like the book, this movie is SOOOOOOOOO LOOOOOOOOOONG in its storytelling. Unless you are REALLY into this type of movie (Pseudo-Soviet 1960's warfare) it is just not worth the watch. The end, though, is rewarding. It's as though the director gives you compensation for sitting through the movie by handing you an ending that is real, dramatic, timely (1962, pre-Kennedy Assassination New York), and most of all, satisfying. Just like the end of The Omen, the end leaves so much spectulation about the future (the flashing images gave me nightmares about New York's demise, just like Damien's apparent bonding with the President in The Omen!). You want to know what happens next, what the country does, how the American people react, but you are happy nonetheless that the end so elequantly is slammed to you. I recomend this one to all history fans, ESPECIALLY those with an affection for the Cuban Missle Crisis!
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