The Day Reagan Was Shot follows in a long line of cable dramas that are, while not spectacular, very solid.
This movie is not so much about Reagan (adequately played by Richard Crenna - who did NOT try to impersonate the President) as it was about the Cabinet members and who was (or was not) in charge. Vice President Busch was en route to Texas as he was misinformed that President Reagan was unharmed. The trickle of power from there, portrayed by the movie, was a disaster of misinformation, genuine screw-ups and power struggles.
Though the movie tends to lean to the dramatic side, it still gives a solid effort mingling fact with played-up fiction.
If you find yourself watching this movie and wanting something a little more powerful (though much less based in fact), try two of the best political thrillers ever - THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and SEVEN DAYS IN MAY.
6/10 - Worth a watch.
This movie is not so much about Reagan (adequately played by Richard Crenna - who did NOT try to impersonate the President) as it was about the Cabinet members and who was (or was not) in charge. Vice President Busch was en route to Texas as he was misinformed that President Reagan was unharmed. The trickle of power from there, portrayed by the movie, was a disaster of misinformation, genuine screw-ups and power struggles.
Though the movie tends to lean to the dramatic side, it still gives a solid effort mingling fact with played-up fiction.
If you find yourself watching this movie and wanting something a little more powerful (though much less based in fact), try two of the best political thrillers ever - THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and SEVEN DAYS IN MAY.
6/10 - Worth a watch.