The Sentinel - ACE Train Movie Review

Pete Garrison is a veteran Secret Service agent who has had a long and distinguished career helping protect the president of the United States. David Breckinridge is a fellow Secret Service agent who learned most of what he knows from Garrison and holds him in great respect. When intelligence data suggests that there is a mole within the Secret Service who is part of a plot to assassinate President Ballentine, Garrison launches an investigation to ferret out the rogue agent, and asks Breckinridge to go over the evidence with a fine-toothed comb. Breckinridge is shocked when the clues point to Garrison as the traitor within the Secret Service, but his sense of duty compels him to see that his former mentor is placed under arrest. Garrison eludes his captors and struggles to prove his innocence while tracking down the real conspirator and eluding the agents who were once his colleagues. As Breckinridge leads the search for Garrison, another ranking agent, Jill Marin plays devil's advocate, convinced that Garrison couldn't possibly be the rat in the house.

This film is intense and never lost my interest throughout. It was also very interesting since it deals with the Secret Service and a couple of former Secret Service agents consulted on the film to make sure it was as close to reality as possible. The "Secret Service training" really paid off as it was obvious that the actors knew what they were doing and actually could pass for the real thing. Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland were great in their roles, but Eva Longoria and Kim Basinger were obviously there more for eye candy than to add anything to the plot. All in all, I enjoyed watching it and is definitely one I'd recommend watching once.

Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger

I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.