Capitalizing on the popularity of the shows 24 and Desperate Housewives, producers cast Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria together in a thriller next to Mr. Zeta-Jones and Kim Basinger, two of the ’80’s sexiest movie stars. Nice for style points, bad for depth.

The story revolves around a plot from inside the Secret Service to kill the president, and everybody points fingers at Mr. Zeta-Jones. Sutherland, his old buddy whose wife he might’ve slept with, is assigned to investigate using only his gun and his deep, gruff voice. There are some solid wild goose chases, excellent stereotyping, and post-modern dramatic techno to boost the movie along. Unfortunately, the storyline is kinda swiss cheesy, and it’s just one big awkward ending, if you ask me.

There are few major directions the story could have gone, and I think it ended up in the least interesting way. A lot of interpersonal drama gets overshadowed by inane crime details, which made for a relatively cold movie. But, yeah, even though Kim Basinger’s like 70, she’s still hot.