The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust?
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust? |
| Original title | The Sentinel |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 108 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Clark Johnson |
| script | George Nolfi |
| production |
Michael Douglas , Marcy Drogin , Arnon Milchan |
| music | Christophe Beck |
| camera | Gabriel Beristain |
| cut | Cindy Mollo |
| occupation | |
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The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust? (Original title: The Sentinel ) is an American thriller from 2006 . The Director led Clark Johnson , the writer wrote George Nolfi based on the eponymous novel by Gerald Petievich . The main role played Michael Douglas .
action
Pete Garrison, a US Secret Service agent , is in charge of protecting the US President’s wife , Sarah Ballentine, with whom he is having an affair.
Agent Charlie Merriweather, a friend of Garrison's, is shot dead. Garrison learns that the act is related to a planned attack on the US president. US Secret Service Protective Intelligence Division agents David Breckinridge and Jill Marin are investigating the matter. Breckinridge and Garrison once worked together, Breckinridge believed at the time that Garrison had an affair with his wife.
At first, Garrison is suspected of collaborating with the assassins. However, he can evade arrest and find out more details while on the run. In doing so, he eventually unmasked the real culprit, William Montrose, one of his superiors. He can convince Marin and Breckinridge of his innocence and with them prevent the attack on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Toronto .
Garrison is forced to take early retirement due to his affair with the first lady.
Reviews
James Berardinelli compared the film on ReelViews negatively to the thriller In the Line of Fire . The tension is lower and the characters are poorly developed. Berardinelli praised the way in which George Nolfi and Clark Johnson adapted the novel by Gerald Petievich for the requirements of the film, as well as some scenes with Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland.
Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today on April 20, 2006 that the film was "competently made" but not plausible. She praised the direction and camera work.
Desson Thomson described the film in the Washington Post as "medium-dumb"; it starts out promising, but then becomes increasingly stupid ("progressively sillier"). Thomson compared the film to "better" films about a Washington, DC intrigue like The Untouchables , In the Line of Fire, and No Way Out .
Kenneth Turan compared the April 21, 2006 thriller in the Los Angeles Times to B-films with a maximum of suspense and a minimum of aspiration. He praised the camera work and the editing.
Awards
Clark Johnson was nominated for the Black Reel Award in 2007.
backgrounds
The theatrical screenings took place in the USA since April 21, 2006. The film grossed about 36.3 million US dollars there by July 23, 2006 .
Web links
- The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust? in the online film database
- The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust? atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust? at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release Certificate for The Sentinel - Who can you trust? Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2006 (PDF; test number: 106 485 V / DVD / UMD).
- ↑ Age Rating for The Sentinel - Who Can You Trust? Youth Media Commission .
- ^ Review by James Berardinelli
- ^ Critique by Claudia Puig
- ^ Critique by Desson Thomson
- ↑ Critique from Kenneth Turan ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
