I ended up seeing this movie more or less by accident, as we were at the drive-ins and had just seen another movie, were waiting for one to come on a different screen and ended up watching the beginning of this movie and deciding it was worth watching. But just barely. I thought the visual style and flair of the movie was impressive, especially in the early scenes showing the routine that secret service agents have to go through and the contrast between their rigorous activity and the relatively relaxed attitudes and personalities of the people they are protecting. Which in this case includes Kim Bassinger, the president's wife having an affair with one of the SS agents played by Michael Douglas. None of these characters is particularly interesting, nor is the story anything new -- it's basically a combination of "In the Line of Fire" and "The Fugitive" -- but the film will probably please anyone who enjoys suspense/action films of this type because it is actually quite well made, the cast is very good, etc.
Actually one funny observation -- the main reason we stuck around to watch the movie was that the guy playing the President was the same guy who used to play "Sledge Hammer" on the TV show. I used to love that show and I haven't seen him in anything in years. Nice to see he's still working.
Actually one funny observation -- the main reason we stuck around to watch the movie was that the guy playing the President was the same guy who used to play "Sledge Hammer" on the TV show. I used to love that show and I haven't seen him in anything in years. Nice to see he's still working.