MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Manchurian Candidate'.(weekly)(Review)

Publication: Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)

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COPYRIGHT 2004 Las Vegas Review-Journal

BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

And just because you're a remake of a cinematic classic doesn't mean you can't be a smart, high-wire thriller in your own right.

Both statements apply to "The Manchurian Candidate," a gripping update of the legendary 1962 political satire that centered on a communist plot to undermine the U.S. political process.

In the new "Manchurian Candidate," a corporate conspiracy triggers the intrigue, as a multinational conglomerate resolves to keep its collective fingers in all sorts of profitable pies. Even if that policy means a few -- or maybe more than a few -- people have to die.

Although this "Manchurian Candidate" fully stands on its own, those who've seen the original will appreciate the clever ways in which this version not only pays homage to but plays with...

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