1st watch 2/25/2002 4 out of 10 ( dir george p. cosmatos ) represent predictable action thriller where any frequent movie goer could guess what be come next . charlie sheen be the good old boy to the president who just happen to be not like by the rest of the presidential staff . of course and he get involve in a situation where he frame over and over again and he have one friend in the white house and play by sutherland and who naturally doesn not stay that way for very long . his other friend be a reporter play by linda hamilton ( who have very little to do or say in this meaningless role ) and and of course his big and best friend be the president himself ( sam waterston ) who stay his pal till the end despite everyone else be kill around him . brainless yet action pack meaningless trife despite load and load of act talent ( all pretty much waste . ) .