- Film Review
- Reviewed By Sloan Freer
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2 out of 5
Disgraced Secret Service operative Michael Douglas races to foil an inside conspiracy to assassinate the US president in this slickly shot but soulless political thriller from SWAT director Clark Johnson. A tension-free hotch-potch of clichés, transparent twists and plain implausibilities, this acts as though the TV drama 24 never happened. Douglas seems past his prime as the respected veteran branded a traitorous mole following a colleague's murder, although it's the scandalous reason behind his failed lie-detector test - involving limp First Lady Kim Basinger - that strains credibility the most. Thank heavens, then, for Kiefer Sutherland's top investigative agent whose bluntly confrontational approach and personal hostility to his one-time mentor Douglas add acid intensity to an otherwise routine plot. Aside from that, this In the Line of Fire-wannabe is detrimentally lacking in human emotion, with a surfeit of procedural details that just render events tediously uninvolving.
Plot Summary
Conspiracy thriller starring Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland. US Secret Service agent Pete Garrison has dedicated his life to serving his country's leaders, until a failed lie detector test makes him the number one suspect in a plot to assassinate the current occupier of the White House. Garrison is forced on the run in a race against time to clear his name, pursued by top operative David Breckinridge, who has his own score to settle.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Pete Garrison
- Michael Douglas (1)
- David Breckinridge
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Jill Marin
- Eva Longoria
- William Montrose
- Martin Donovan
- The Handler
- Ritchie Coster
- First Lady Sarah Ballentine
- Kim Basinger
- National Security Adviser
- Blair Brown
- President John Ballentine
- David Rasche
- Cindy Breckinridge
- Kristin Lehman
- Walter Xavier
- Raynor Scheine
- Director Overbrook
- Chuck Shamata
Crew
- Director
- Clark Johnson
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