I didn't expect a movie as good as "In The Line of Fire" or an episode of "24", but it looked like this movie was made for TV and did a mediocre job at best. The (good) cast couldn't disguise the fact that the plot was all too predictable and actors had to struggle (they really try their best I think) through their lines of bad script, giving their rather flat characters any extras. When I watched the movie I got the feeling that I had seen most of this in other (better) movies. In it you had car chases, big shootouts, romance, plot twists etc. etc; This movie has none.
** Spoiler** As soon as you see another woman talking into the phone to Cuba's character, you know who's behind all this and all the hints you're being given ("you stand too close to the president, see it from my perspective.." ) sound silly.
If it were up to me (and maybe it's a good thing that it isn't) I would rewrite the plot like this:
First lady orders the murder of her husband because she is sick and tired of writing checks to Cuba all the time.
** Spoiler** As soon as you see another woman talking into the phone to Cuba's character, you know who's behind all this and all the hints you're being given ("you stand too close to the president, see it from my perspective.." ) sound silly.
If it were up to me (and maybe it's a good thing that it isn't) I would rewrite the plot like this:
First lady orders the murder of her husband because she is sick and tired of writing checks to Cuba all the time.