Four assassins pose as Secret Service agents to assassinate the President of the United States.Four assassins pose as Secret Service agents to assassinate the President of the United States.Four assassins pose as Secret Service agents to assassinate the President of the United States.
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- Nate
- (as Darryl Shuttleworth)
- Agent Virgil
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- TriviaLoose remake of the 1954 film of the same name starring Frank Sinatra.
- GoofsEarly in the movie, when the fake secret service agents are hiding in the house, the real agents show up to check out the house and its occupants. They make a big deal out of looking at everything and getting everyone's name, but fail to notice the fake agents' vehicle, presumably with out-of-state license plates parked right in the driveway. The fake agents park the SUV in the garage before the real agents arrive. What seems to be a goof is that once the real agents leave, the SUV is shown parked back outside. The fake agents could have pulled it back out of the garage, but this is never seen.
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Wheeler: They gave us one of those when they sent my brother's body back. My mother threw it away.
Barren: That's the problem, it doesn't mean the same thing any more. The great men and women of this country used to sacrifice their lives for this flag, no questions asked. No questions asked. If we're prepared to do anything we can to achieve our goals, then the American People can stand tall and proud once more. And America can regain its rightful place as the greatest country on earth.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Revisiting 'Suddenly' (2013)
Suddenly simply falls flat from the get-go and never really takes off nor goes anywhere. For one thing a Presidential visit to a small town looks like a grand affair, but the portrayal of that in this film comes off as low budget and rinky-dink. The actual Secret Service would have been all over that town.
Much of the dialogue is hollow, along with too much needless footage and shots, all serve to bring the watchability of it down further yet. Liotta's character had real promise but again, with not much in the way of meaty dialogue or depth of story even his is a somewhat tinny performance at best.
Weak writing is usually the main cause for actors coming off as bad, while poor direction is to blame for actors over-acting. Weak writing however can at least to some degree be compensated for with solid directing, but sadly that's another thing this film is sorely lacking in. Thus the entire production comes off as thin and very low budget. Newsflash Canada: "Low budget" does not always have to look as such.
Final thoughts --- This film does not do justice to the original with Frank Sinatra, not by half. The ending is somewhat inconclusive, and anyone who has developed any sort of connection with any of the principle characters is going to be disappointed at the lack of a decent story wrap-up. If you're bored and there's nothing much else on then go ahead and kill 90 minutes, but please don't blame me if you end up wanting your time back.
2/10, and that's being generous here.
- CanadianBill
- Jul 25, 2014
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