Day 243 - 8/31/09 - Movie #239
BEFORE: Yesterday he was being hunted by the Secret Service, this time Clint plays a Secret Service agent - so the tables are turned. I suppose I could start a whole chain of political films from my list, like "Primary Colors" and "The American President", but I really want to get to those "Man With No Name" Westerns later on this week...
THE PLOT: Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.
AFTER: If you're looking for someone to play a criminal genius who's out to assassinate the President, your first (and last) call should be to John Malkovich's agent. Supporting work here by Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott and Gary Cole as other Secret Service agents, and John Mahoney and Fred Dalton Thompson as government officials.
Eastwood's Agent Horrigan has his work cut out for him, tracking down Malkovich's Mike Leary, who's a master of disguise, weaponry and has a grudge against the government. Horrigan also has to deal with his own physical and mental limitations - his age and the fact that he's still haunted by his failure to prevent the Kennedy assassination.
I found this pretty believable (much more than yesterday's flick) since Malkovich brings the crazy so good. And Eastwood's not playing a Superman, showing that he's "too old for this" also helps.
RATING: 7 out of 10 metal detectors
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