 | Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Release: | April 22, 2005 | |
| Genre: | Drama and Thriller | |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language |
Truth: The main reason I watched this movie is because it starred Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman. Both have earned enough acting credits which are buffered by numerous acting nominations and/or awards. The proposition and the trailer weren't enough to pull me into the theater, but the big names were.
If other actors played the lead roles here, they could have botched this movie. The story is not only about the US Secret Service trying to prevent the mess that would ensue if an assasination of a foreign dignitary on American soil happens, but it is also about the lead characters going through internal turmoil. Any actor could pull off the action scenes, but not everyone can act the mourning widower or a UN interpreter anxious about people knowing her past, and her connection to the rebellion going on in Africa.
No grand endings or a love story here. That the assasination was staged was a better explanation to the string of incidents although before Penn figured it out, it wasn't what I had been thinking was happening. However, I had expected Kidman's character to be forced to kill the target. I liked that the leading male and female actors didn't end up falling in love or in bed doing you know what.
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