A fairly dull conspiracy thriller which,
despite a first-rate cast, never really did the business and is now
largely forgotten. Michael Douglas is the Secret Service agent who is
having an affair with the First Lady and is then set up as the prime
suspect in a plot to assassinate the President. Other agents involved
include Kiefer Sutherland, (very good), Eva Longoria, (totally wasted),
and a thoroughly dislikeable Martin Donovan while the President is a
barely seen David Rasche and Kim Basinger, the First Lady.
Of course, what's happening in and around the White House at the moment far outweighs the dull shenanigans on display here and if Trump might seem like the Devil Incarnate, at least he is a lot more colourful, (and dangerous), than anyone involved in this picture. As a thriller it's watchable enough though I can just imagine what someone like Brian DePalma might have done with this material.
Of course, what's happening in and around the White House at the moment far outweighs the dull shenanigans on display here and if Trump might seem like the Devil Incarnate, at least he is a lot more colourful, (and dangerous), than anyone involved in this picture. As a thriller it's watchable enough though I can just imagine what someone like Brian DePalma might have done with this material.
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