A tepid updated remake of John Frankenheimer's 'Seven Days In May' with even for cable television has that television movie sheen about it despite a starry cast.
Colonel Casey (Forest Whitaker) discovers his boss, General Lloyd (Jason Robards) with the Secretary of Defence Charles Potter (Josef Sommer) plan to remove President William Foster (Sam Waterston) from office and replace him with Vice President Kelly, who is more willing to increase defence spending. They wish to initiate constitutional somersaults to make the move less like a coup.
Colonel Casey only has days to get sufficient evidence to protect the president and gets help from the Russians.
The problem here is the president is so weakly presented. The Attorney General is killed and he launches no forensic investigation.
On the other hand General Lloyd and Charles Potter are a charmless bunch of fascists who make Richard Nixon look like a pussycat. There was no way people were going to follow them.
The film was well acted by Forest Whitaker but lacked drama and tension.
Colonel Casey (Forest Whitaker) discovers his boss, General Lloyd (Jason Robards) with the Secretary of Defence Charles Potter (Josef Sommer) plan to remove President William Foster (Sam Waterston) from office and replace him with Vice President Kelly, who is more willing to increase defence spending. They wish to initiate constitutional somersaults to make the move less like a coup.
Colonel Casey only has days to get sufficient evidence to protect the president and gets help from the Russians.
The problem here is the president is so weakly presented. The Attorney General is killed and he launches no forensic investigation.
On the other hand General Lloyd and Charles Potter are a charmless bunch of fascists who make Richard Nixon look like a pussycat. There was no way people were going to follow them.
The film was well acted by Forest Whitaker but lacked drama and tension.