Uneven thriller that is largely intelligent and well written but is let down by being afflicted with massive illogical plot holes.
It is surprisingly well written in regard to creating the triangle of betrayal between cop Enrique, terrorist Veronica and Javier the assassin. But a double for the president who is willing to stand in to get shot! That the Secret Service would use that as a means of keeping the president safe when they have just received confirmation that it’s a real threat is not credible.
Interestingly for a Hollywood film made post 9/11 it shows the terrorists to be very competent and the secret service to be incompetent other than the near superheroic Dennis Quaid as Thomas Burke.
In the end the plot is foiled more by luck than anything.
