Too bad everyone doesn't watch the masterfully done, incredibly suspenseful Seven Days in May. Valuable concepts re our country. And was interested to see that it had been remade. Unfortunately, it really hadn't been. Although the initial concept is the same, it goes completely hollywood/unrealistic, even involving Russian spies and all this extra not needed for the original movie because the original was so tight and sharp and suspenseful without. In addition, The Enemy Within has many just absurdly stupid moments. Spoiler here sort of, but if there are incriminating tapes in a safe, rather than set them on fire there in the open safe, why not just take them? And why would Whitaker's character, after the woman he was talking to was just shot dead by a sniper out to kill all adversaries, then meet alone in the woods with numero uno enemy without backup or even looking over his shoulder? And of course there are folks out there to shoot him. Duh. I like Whitaker and his effort here, but the rest was junk. . Doesn't hold a candle to Seven Days in May.
Review of The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
(1994 TV Movie)
Not really anything like the wonderful Seven Days in May except beginning concept.
17 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers