Made for tv should always be this good!
Added 12/23/2009
A great movie about what its like to grow old from a secret agents perspective. Patrick Stewart is the man in this movie. if you like spy movie this is a must
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If you like Patrick Stewart, you'll like this film. Period.
Added 11/30/2009
Perhaps I've said it all in my title. If you like Mr. Stewart, you'll like this. It really is about that simple.
Stewart plays Mace Sowell, who, as the Amazon description tells us, plays someone who claims to be a retired intelligence agent. His family doesn't believe a word of it, and thinks that Mace is suffering from alheimer's disease. Mace's doctor, played quite effectively here by Hector Elizondo, agrees.
And so we have Mace convinced that the conservative presidential candidate wants him dead, and we're left to observe for ourselves whether that candidate has a good reason for feeling the way he does ... or if Mace really is mentally ill.
The ending of this film is truly well-played. I truly hope I don't give away anything here, but I must say this: We end up having a great deal of confidence in Mace, even when common sense tells us we shouldn't.
A well-written screenplay, effective direction, and very strong performances by both Patrick Steward and Kimberly Williams make this a very enjoyable film.
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GREAT video
Added 1/11/2009
saw this a few years back on TV.. one of Patrick Stewards better works outside of STNG.
Great show to watch if your paranoid about your goverMINT
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disappointed
Added 11/25/2008
While I have always enjoyed watching Patrick Stewart's performances, I have never seen him in something where his use of profanity was extreme or where he did a nude scene. This was a top-notch thriller superbly acted and directed that needed none of the above to make it well worth watching. Sadly, it's fate was my garbage can.
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Paranoia or Dementia?
Added 2/18/2008
I'm a fan of Patrick Stewart so it may bias my review a little. That aside I think this is a fine spy thriller. You have a retired man, played by Stewart, that says he was an agent for the DIA. The problem is no one believes him not even his daughter or psychiatrist. When he starts to lose his memory from Alzheimer's setting on, things look rather bleak. Who can he trust? The only one that seems to believe is his pool man and maybe his live-in caretaker. He truly believes he is at risk and with his high tech toys he tracks a presidential candidate's activities and the suspicious deaths of former team members. He knows the dirty secrets of this candidate and believes he will kill him as well. One of the better made for TV movies with the right amount of drama, comedy, and thrills. Good quality DVD and excellent replayability. I ordered a copy myself. Fans of Stewart shouldn't miss this one.
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Made for tv should always be this good!
Added 12/23/2009
A great movie about what its like to grow old from a secret agents perspective. Patrick Stewart is the man in this movie. if you like spy movie this is a must
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If you like Patrick Stewart, you'll like this film. Period.
Added 11/30/2009
Perhaps I've said it all in my title. If you like Mr. Stewart, you'll like this. It really is about that simple.
Stewart plays Mace Sowell, who, as the Amazon description tells us, plays someone who claims to be a retired intelligence agent. His family doesn't believe a word of it, and thinks that Mace is suffering from alheimer's disease. Mace's doctor, played quite effectively here by Hector Elizondo, agrees.
And so we have Mace convinced that the conservative presidential candidate wants him dead, and we're left to observe for ourselves whether that candidate has a good reason for feeling the way he does ... or if Mace really is mentally ill.
The ending of this film is truly well-played. I truly hope I don't give away anything here, but I must say this: We end up having a great deal of confidence in Mace, even when common sense tells us we shouldn't.
A well-written screenplay, effective direction, and very strong performances by both Patrick Steward and Kimberly Williams make this a very enjoyable film.
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GREAT video
Added 1/11/2009
saw this a few years back on TV.. one of Patrick Stewards better works outside of STNG.
Great show to watch if your paranoid about your goverMINT
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