Blu-ray Review – The Fourth War

Adapted from a novel by Stephen Peters (who co-scripts with Kenneth Ross), 1990's "The Fourth War" asks a provocative question: what do Cold War commanders do when their era is over and their service is no longer required? Directed by John Frankenheimer, "The Fourth War" works to build a thriller on faded memories, exploring a rusting war machine that's threatening to make American Col. Jack Knowles (Roy Scheider) and Russian Col. Valachex (Jurgen Prochnow) obsolete. A fantastic premise is handled unevenly by the production, which never decides if the central conflict is a source of suspense or dark comedy. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com