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The Enemy Within (1994)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 3/21

3/21: Run, Forest, run!

Not knowing a thing about The Enemy Within, it didn't take me more than fifteen minutes to realize the film is a very, very loose remake of Seven Days in May.

This may be hard to believe, but the former is slightly better than the latter, only because it's more modern, less slow, and more exciting. At least, I stayed awake and finished it in one sitting. The other film is too long.

Of course, Forest Whitaker is the icing on the cake; he's solid and consistent, making the show easy to watch. The rest of the cast, which includes two guys from Law & Order, are excellent by meeting the needed gravity of the situation.

Unfortunately, the dialogue is sometimes unclear. There are certain scenes that jump ahead too much. For instance, Colonel Casey is seen leaving the psychiatrist's office while the sun is shining fully through the window, and the next shot is of him meeting a mysterious lady and it's dark outside. Another is when he told his son to run away as quickly as possible, but there's no follow-up to his well-being. It'll happen twice.

All in all, had the flaws been corrected, The Enemy Within would stand a good chance of working out more favorably.

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