The Sentinel

April 23, 2006

Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 108 min Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

The following review took place between 10:00 pm and 12:00 am on April 21st 2006…. (insert little staticy noises and beep-boop beep-boop…)

The SentinelThe Sentinel, is a story about an aging secret service agent named Pete Garrison (Douglas) that is being framed for the attempted assassination of the President and the agents former protege David Breckenridge (Sutherland) that is leading the investigation. Oh, and Keifer is breaking in a new partner named Jill Marin (Longoria), that looks up to Pete as her idol, and believes beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is inncoent and being framed. That will sum up the gist of the plot for you but it has a few decent swerves - Nothing as complicated as ‘24′ but OK for a movie starring Michael Douglas.

The coolest thing in my opinion about this movie is the sort of behind the scenes stuff involving the day to day security surrounding the President and First Lady. At the beginning of the movie the President is on his way to speak to a group of kids at an Elementary School, and you get a first hand look (as far as Hollywood is concerned that is) at the level of security that this little 5 minute limo ride actually requires. I am not sure how much of it was accurate but it seemed like it would be pretty close to reality and I found it raised my expectations.

So anyway, on to the movie, or in this case… Not. The problem with a movie like this is you can’t say a whole lot or you will spoil too much so I will leave the synopsis at the top and just tell you this; If you are a fan of 24 OR, you can suspend disbelief so much that you still believe Michael Douglas is a spry 40 something doing action scenes, then definitely go see this movie. You will not be disappointed. However, if you are looking for a movie riddled with so many twists and turns that you have no idea which side is up by the time the credits roll (like a good season of 24), do not see it. The Sentinel is a good movie but if you pay attention to what is going on you will know who the mole is in the first 20 minutes and from that point you’re just waiting for Jack Bauer to bust the bad guy, clear his old friends name and save the day.

I liked it and when it comes out on DVD I will add it to my collection where it will sit proudly beside the In the Line of Fire and my wifes copy of the Bodyguard… there’s a theme here people so don’t read too much into it.

Posted by J.C. Edwards | Filed Under 4 Stars, Action, Eva Longoria, Keifer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Michael Douglas, PG-13, Theatrical 

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