Sentinel [DVD] [2006] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Actor : Michael Douglas
  • Actor : Kiefer Sutherland
  • Actor : Kim Basinger
  • Actor : Eva Longoria
  • Actor : Martin Donovan
  • Aspect Ratio : 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Binding : DVD
  • Creator : Michael Douglas
  • Creator : Michael Douglas
  • Creator : Kiefer Sutherland
  • Creator : Arnon Milchan
  • Creator : Bill Carraro
  • Creator : George Nolfi
  • Creator : George Nolfi
  • Creator : Marcy Drogin
  • Creator : Gerald Petievich
  • Director : Clark Johnson
  • EAN : 0024543373650
  • Format : Colour
  • Format : Dolby
  • Format : Dubbed
  • Format : DVD-Video
  • Format : Subtitled
  • Format : NTSC
  • Is Adult Product? : No
  • Label : 20th Century Fox
  • Languages : Subtitled: Spanish, Original Language: English, Dubbed: English, Dubbed: French, Dubbed: Spanish
  • Manufacturer : 20th Century Fox
  • MPN : FOXD2237369D
  • Number Of Discs : 1
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Package Dimensions : 0.60 inches (Height) x 7.40 inches (Length) x 0.10 pounds (Weight) x 5.40 inches (Width)
  • Package Quantity : 1
  • Part Number : FOXD2237369D
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : 20th Century Fox
  • Region Code : 1
  • Release Date : 2006-08-29
  • Running Time : 108
  • SKU : DSHI16663
  • Studio : 20th Century Fox
  • UPC : 024543373650

Clint Eastwood may be a little too old (plus he kind of already did his own version of this movie in 1993's In the Line of Fire), but Harrison Ford could have been The Sentinel's lead and lent the same kind of top-flight Hollywood superstar craft that Michael Douglas brings as a superstar secret service agent fighting a frame-up in a panicky countdown to peril. That the marquee name could have belonged to anyone with the same chops as Douglas is no slam to him, Ford, Eastwood, or anyone else of their ilk. The Sentinel is a crackling good thriller because everyone involved is working at the top of their game. Pete Garrison (Douglas) is on the presidential protection detail when another agent is murdered. A creepy informer tells Garrison about an elaborate assassination conspiracy that's related and well underway. Garrison also happens to be having an affair with the First Lady (Kim Basinger), the stress of which causes him to flunk a lie detector test when word of the plot to kill the president becomes more than just paranoia. Garrison is soon on the run, being hunted by his protege David Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland, whose 24 experience gives his performance an extra edge). But Garrison is the best, using all his secret service wiles (and there are plenty, the details of which give added tension and authenticity to the taut script) to evade his former comrades as the clock ticks. You can often see the plot thickening a mile away, and as much as the movie wants to keep us guessing, the real bad guy is an easy mark for the audience. But the energy and kinetic skill which propel the action are always spot on and enough to keep us from caring about the giveaways. Co-star Eva Longoria is miles away from her Desperate Housewives role and miles away from any real import of character in the movie. But the rest of the cast and the whooshing forward momentum of style and anxiety are plenty to keep The Sentinel in full-tilt suspense mode from beginning to end. --Ted Fry

- Amazon.co.uk Reviews

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