it sadden me to rate a movie with a lot of my favorite actor and location and genre and i. e. douglas and sutherland and washington and d. c. and political thriller and but the sentinel really hit a low . it like they have a great idea up front and sign the right cast and have some great city shot and then take a holiday let the remain crew improvise the rest . and i wish i could blame it on yet another bland performance from basinger ( not only do i feel she one of the bad actor in hollywood and but i be still steam more than a decade later that she be the only one and and definitely the only bad actor in the film and to win an acting oscar for l. a. confidential . ) but she wasn not the only problem . sutherland and who i love a jack bauer on 24 once again plays jack . i miss his old a time to kill or a few good men day . douglas certainly take a hiatus from act and phone this one in . plot represent someone and some secret service traitor and want the president dead and douglas be ( haphazardly ) be frame . will someone believe him . actually and no spoiler here represent as quickly a they come up with that subplot half way through and it over before you know it . and why do someone ( s ) want the president dead . be that to be reveal in the sequel . too many plot hole and too many door open and never close and too predictable the sentinel be . if you only see one movie a year and you may not know who the mole be and but anyone who familiar with these type of movie or even just see one law and order episode you will know in the first few frame . be it terrible . not really and the cinematography be good and and despite sutherland play jack again and he still get it .