Word: taut
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...production is faithful to the gripping (if didactic) original, in which an accidental bomber launch against Moscow triggers a chain of excruciating decisions. In a way it's a natural for live TV--taut, unfolding largely in real time. But the original drew its charge from the threat of war with an empire that no longer exists (though its weaponry does). So why do it now? Because George Clooney wanted to. He made Fail Safe a priority when he pitched shows to CBS; the network in turn insisted that he act in it (he plays a bomber pilot...
...movie camera is an ageist. It does not care for mature flesh. It ruthlessly exposes the ordinary battle scars of middle-aged actors: the liver spots, the chest freckles, the once taut skin that now hangs like crepe. No wonder American film worships youth. Kids are not only its target audience; they are also its most photogenic subculture...