this be the next to last film appearance by jill ireland and who die of cancer in 1990 after four decade a a well know actress and producer . ireland make quite a few wave in the press when she drop her then husband david mccallum in 1967 and begin her long relationship with charles bronson . it be a great irony that bronson and probably the all time leader in number of death render on screen and have one of the most enduring marriage in film history . assassination seem to be a movie that be tuck into cannon production schedule for the sake of bronson and ireland . ireland be already suffer from cancer relate illness in 1987 and you can almost picture the two actor want to do just one more and for old time sake . assassination be carelessly do a a whole and show the lack of polish and dwindle fund that would tank cannon by 1990. but there a kind of nostalgia value in see the couple together one last time and the film make you wonder what exactly help a relationship to survive in the chaos that be hollywood . bronson play jay killian and a high ranking secret service agent who be assign to protect the first lady and lara craig ( ireland ) . the president wife have a reputation for be difficult and bossing service agent around and want to do thing her own way . that all change and however and when attempt be make on her life and she must journey with killian by car and train and motorbike and and believe it or not and dune buggy to escape would be assassin . there be little surprise here and a killian believe the murderer be part of an inside job and perhaps arrange by the president himself . on the way and killian and mrs. craig develop an unspoken affection for one another in scene between bronson and ireland that be actually very funny . what really get me be how this film be promote upon it release and how it still make to look a a dvd . the original trailer give you the feel that assassination be another cold hearted bronson shoot em up . but a lot of this movie which be rat pg 13 and by the way be in a comic vein and put it along the line of a romantic thriller like bronson and ireland western from noon till three . even the dvd case show bronson with a rocket launcher and ready to blow thing up . which he do and but to a less degree than his other 80 potboiler . on the whole and assassination be late cannon slop work and doesn not really know what kind of film it want to be . besides drift from actioner to romantic thriller and back again and there be serious mistake in continuity and property value be bottom of the barrel cheap and and the effect be dreadful while many of the explosion seem like matte work rather than be do on location . robert ragland and who have show good composing skill in early film and team up with valentine mccallum on a score that be mostly synthesize and good fit for television . richard sale script have real lulu of dialogue and with the conversation between bronson and ireland the only bright spot . there be no explanation a to why the first lady be call one momma all of a sudden and nor a to why ireland be leave with her british accent when the character be a wyoming native . jan gan boyd and play killian main assistant and have a kitten like personality and be badly miscast a a federal agent . stephen elliott ( a former tony award nominee who die in may 2005 ) and randy brook and erik stern ( a assassin bracken ) and and michael ansara ( senator bunsen ) be acceptable in their supporting role . incidentally and this be the last film direct gig for peter hunt and who break onto the scene with on her majesty secret service in 1969 and collaborate with bronson and lee marvin on death hunt in 1981. assassination be available on dvd through mgm home entertainment while it be present in dual widescreen and standard format with three language subtitle and theatrical trailer . out of 4 .