The Sentinel
Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently framed as a mole in an assassination attempt on the President due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. Disgraced, dismissed, and now a fugitive with two relentless federal investigators hot on his heels, Garrison must both clear his name and save the president from assassination.
Critics Sentiment
Opening shows Presidential protection procedures and security protocols
Garrison learns about the mole and Presidential assassination plot
The film drops from its strongest opening showing Secret Service details to its weakest point when the familiar assassination plot is revealed.
The Sentinel receives lukewarm reception as a competent but predictable political thriller. Critics praised the detailed Secret Service procedures and Douglas-Sutherland dynamics but found the plot conventional and the villain reveal too obvious. Most reviewers described it as decent television-quality entertainment that fails to reach theatrical standards.
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Michael Douglas
Pete Garrison
Kiefer Sutherland
David Breckinridge
Eva Longoria
Jill Marin
Martin Donovan
William Montrose
Kim Basinger
Sarah Ballentine
Ritchie Coster
The Handler
Blair Brown
National Security Advisor
David Rasche
President Ballentine
Kristin Lehman
Cindy Breckinridge
Raynor Scheine
Walter Xavier
Chuck Shamata
Director Overbrook
Paul Calderon
Deputy Director Cortes
Clark Johnson
Charlie Merriweather
Raoul Bhaneja
Aziz Hassad
Yanna McIntosh
Teddy Vargas
Joshua Peace
Agent Davies (as Josh Peace)
Simon Reynolds
Tom DiPaola
Gloria Reuben
Mrs. Merriweather
Scott Gibson
Detective #1
Ron Lea
Detective #2
Crew
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