frank horrigan ( clint eastwood ) be a secret service agent plague with guilt over the assassination of president john f. kennedy and while he be on duty . thirty year later and the current president be enter a re election campaign and but he be receive death threat while and horrigan have be call in to assist in what should be a routine research operation . john malkovich play the professional assassin and master of disguise who be track the president and and use the past he begin to torture horrigan in a psychological duel of cat and mouse . malkovich and eastwood and rene russo all give wonderful performance in this top notch thriller . the direction be excellent and the entire picture be charge with tension and intrigue throughout . a must see for thriller fan positive .