The Sentinel: To See or Not to See
Do you long for a glimpse of Camelot?
by Jan Stetter
QueenCityForum.com Magazine
You know the king, his faithful friend, his beautiful wife… but let’s update this scenario, longing for the memory of the Kennedy Dynasty where Jackie O effused elegance just by standing in a public place.
Interested? The Sentinel is a movie that just may grant your wishes of clandestine affairs, faithful sentry and betrayal; all happening in today’s White House.
Michael Douglas produced and stars in this film playing a Secret Service agent dedicated to protecting the lives of the President and his wife. Along the way there is the new kid on the block played by Eva Longoria. Her suave manner and fulsome physique makes for wonderful eye candy, yet undermines the gritty reality of being part of a highly sophisticated, no nonsense, do or die, portrayal of the Secret Service.
Just as Camelot’s leading lady had an ill-fated relationship in that story, The Sentinel’s Kim Bassinger has an illicit relationship with one of her guards. A threat to the President’s life and a betrayal by one of the President’s own are all par for the course.
The obligatory chase scenes, false accusations, escape to prove one’s innocence and to sniff out the real traitor is all done in a day’s work. Which brings me to another lead character from The Sentinel—Keifer Sutherland. Although his polished look and composed performance work in this movie; it’s hard not hoping for his TV series character, Jack Bauer of 24, to spring into action.
Kudos goes to Kim Bassinger for her stunning performance as the first lady. She brings to life a sophistication once possessed by our own Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy when Camelot existed for a brief time in the real White House.
If you are a TV fan of Michael Douglas (in his early career he played a detective on The Streets of San Francisco) and Keifer Sutherland of 24 fame and Desperate Housewives’ Eva Longoria then this movie is for you. It has the feel of a TV movie, the cost of a blockbuster movie and the charisma that falls somewhere in between.
Having trouble making decisions about whether a movie is worth it? "To See or Not To See" reviews movies each week on Monday. Contact: jans@queencityforum.com
by Jan Stetter
QueenCityForum.com Magazine
You know the king, his faithful friend, his beautiful wife… but let’s update this scenario, longing for the memory of the Kennedy Dynasty where Jackie O effused elegance just by standing in a public place.
Interested? The Sentinel is a movie that just may grant your wishes of clandestine affairs, faithful sentry and betrayal; all happening in today’s White House.
Michael Douglas produced and stars in this film playing a Secret Service agent dedicated to protecting the lives of the President and his wife. Along the way there is the new kid on the block played by Eva Longoria. Her suave manner and fulsome physique makes for wonderful eye candy, yet undermines the gritty reality of being part of a highly sophisticated, no nonsense, do or die, portrayal of the Secret Service.
Just as Camelot’s leading lady had an ill-fated relationship in that story, The Sentinel’s Kim Bassinger has an illicit relationship with one of her guards. A threat to the President’s life and a betrayal by one of the President’s own are all par for the course.
The obligatory chase scenes, false accusations, escape to prove one’s innocence and to sniff out the real traitor is all done in a day’s work. Which brings me to another lead character from The Sentinel—Keifer Sutherland. Although his polished look and composed performance work in this movie; it’s hard not hoping for his TV series character, Jack Bauer of 24, to spring into action.
Kudos goes to Kim Bassinger for her stunning performance as the first lady. She brings to life a sophistication once possessed by our own Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy when Camelot existed for a brief time in the real White House.
If you are a TV fan of Michael Douglas (in his early career he played a detective on The Streets of San Francisco) and Keifer Sutherland of 24 fame and Desperate Housewives’ Eva Longoria then this movie is for you. It has the feel of a TV movie, the cost of a blockbuster movie and the charisma that falls somewhere in between.
Having trouble making decisions about whether a movie is worth it? "To See or Not To See" reviews movies each week on Monday. Contact: jans@queencityforum.com
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