Liev makes this movie.

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Manchurian Candidate

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montrossboc-1 — 12 years ago(August 28, 2013 03:32 PM)

Didn't enjoy it the first time I watched it (making comparisons to the original) but I've really grown to like it a lot, especially the scenes involving Liev.
Short Cut, Draw Blood

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sagal702-3 — 12 years ago(March 29, 2014 12:38 AM)

I agree. Liev is captivating in his scenes with Denzel. The sadness in his expressions in the scene with Denzel in the classroom & when he was on stage right before he was shot as he was almost pleading with Denzel to shoot him both those scenes made me want to rewind & watch again.
He's a good crier. He has tears on his eyes, and is capable of pulling back those tears & smiling at the same time. I see ppl in my life do that all the time, so it's refreshing how he does it on film. It's a talent.

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Movie_Piranha_1979 — 11 years ago(September 05, 2014 05:26 PM)

Agreed! He made a good job in this one!
Prostitute: What the beep are you doing?
Johnny: I'm gonna kill a bunch of people.

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Zuider_Zee — 11 years ago(October 27, 2014 12:40 PM)

He made a ho-hum average not so thrilling thriller that fails to touch the genius of the original. It wasn't bad but there certainly wasn't anything daring or original about it.

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montrossboc-1 — 11 years ago(October 27, 2014 01:11 PM)

He was great in it. Much better than Laurence Harvey.
Wait here. I get dressed, I kill them, I come back.

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Rena_Mahone — 11 years ago(December 03, 2014 05:22 PM)

Yes, he did great. I've enjoyed him in every film he took part, so far.
Boycott movies that involve real animal violence (& their directors)

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LastAvailableUsername — 11 years ago(December 22, 2014 06:29 AM)

Agreed. He played his part perfectly. I really felt sorry for him in this movie.

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phantom_phlyer — 11 years ago(December 26, 2014 05:19 PM)

It's interesting to me, after seeing Liev in both "Salt" and "The Manchurian Candidate" if he's not the product of MK Ultra. It's beyond the realm of coincidence, frankly